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Death on the Diamond

1934 · 71 min

A breezy old-fashioned whodunit that mixes baseball action with light banter and a few jolts of murder.

Directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Tagline
Love finds a way--to solve the most baffling mystery in sports history!
Overview
Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts. He hires ace player Larry Kelly to ensure the victory. As well as rival teams, mobsters are trying to prevent the wins, and as the pennant race nears the end, Pop's star players begin to be killed, on and off the field. Can Larry romance Pop's daughter, win enough games, and still have time to stop a murderer before he strikes more than three times?

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Directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Genres
Mystery, Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • ambition
    • betrayal
    • love
    • sport
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • twist ending
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    mystery, drama
    Directed by
    Edward Sedgwick
    Written by
    Harvey F. Thew, Joseph Sherman, Ralph Spence
    Starring
    Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton, Ted Healy, C. Henry Gordon, Paul Kelly, David Landau, DeWitt Jennings
    Music
    William Axt
    Cinematography
    Milton Krasner
    Runtime
    71 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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