Fear Strikes Out (1955)
Note: this print runs 83 minutes against a recorded 100 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson, Norma Moore
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 American biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of American baseball All-Star player Jimmy Piersall. It is based on Piersall's 1955 memoir Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story, co-written with Al Hirshberg. The film stars Anthony Perkins as Piersall and Karl Malden as his father, and it was the first film directed by Robert Mulligan.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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