Flashing Spikes

An old ballplayer, thrown out of baseball due to a bribery scandal, becomes friends with a young phenom. The younger player is at first tainted by his association with the oldtimer, but eventually the truth about the scandal is revealed.

6

50 min

Cast

James Stewart

as Slim Conway

Jack Warden

as Comissioner

Patrick Wayne

as Bill Riley

Edgar Buchanan

as Crab Holman

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Man in the Dugout

John Wayne

as Marine Sergeant

Fred Astaire

as Narrator

Tige Andrews

as Gabby LaSalle

Stephanie Hill

as Mary Riley

Carleton Young

as Rex Short

Willis Bouchey

as Mayor

Vin Scully

as Announcer

Walter Reed

as 2nd Reporter

Sally Hughes

as Nurse

Larry J. Blake

as 1st Reporter

Cy Malis

as Bit Man

William Henry

as Assistant Commissioner

Art Passarella

as Series Umpire

Don Drysdale

as Gomer

Vern Stephens

as 1st Ballplayer

Ralph Volkie

as 2nd Ball Player

Bud Harden

as Third Baseball Player

Earl Gilpin

as 4th Baseball Player

Whitey Campbell

as 5th Baseball Player

Bing Russell

as Hogan

Charles Seel

as Judge

Director

John Ford