Fear Strikes Out
This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
1957-03-28 | 100 minutes
Plot Summary
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Cast
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Anthony PerkinsJimmy Piersall
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Karl MaldenJohn Piersall
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Norma MooreMary Piersall
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Adam WilliamsDoctor Brown
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Perry WilsonMrs. John Piersall
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Peter J. VotrianJim Piersall as a Boy
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Richard BullReporter Slade (uncredited)
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Morgan JonesSandy Allen (uncredited)
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Edd ByrnesBoy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
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Brian G. HuttonBernie Sherwill (uncredited)
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