Fear Strikes Out (1957)

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made… 1957-03-20 United States of America 100 Min. PG-13
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Overview

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Cast

Anthony Perkins is Jimmy Piersall
Jimmy Piersall
Karl Malden is John Piersall
John Piersall
Norma Moore is Mary Piersall
Mary Piersall
Adam Williams is Doctor Brown
Doctor Brown
Perry Wilson is Mrs. John Piersall
Mrs. John Piersall
Peter J. Votrian is Jim Piersall as a Boy
Jim Piersall as a Boy
Richard Bull is Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Morgan Jones is Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Edd Byrnes is Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Brian G. Hutton is Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bart Burns is Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Joe Cronin (uncredited)

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