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The Game That Kills

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Director
  
D. Ross Lederman

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Mystery, Romance, Sport

Country
  
United States


Release date
  
September 21, 1937 (1937-09-21)

Writer
  
Grace Neville (screenplay), Fred Niblo Jr. (screenplay), J. Benton Cheney (original story)

The Game That Kills is a 1937 American sports mystery film, directed by D. Ross Lederman. It stars Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth, and John Gallaudet.

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Plot

After his brother is killed on the ice during a hockey game, Alex Ferguson, convinced it was no accident, goes undercover as a new player to discover the truth.

Alex falls for Betty Holland, the coach's daughter. He ultimately learns that team owner Maxwell is in cahoots with gamblers, as are a couple of his players, and coach Joe Holland is in debt to them. Betty takes a job at a newspaper and endeavors to clear her dad's name while Alex survives a dangerous game, followed by a confrontation with the crooks.

Cast

  • Charles Quigley as Alex Ferguson
  • Rita Hayworth as Betty Holland
  • John Gallaudet as Sam Erskine
  • J. Farrell MacDonald as Joe Holland
  • Arthur Loft as Rudy Maxwell
  • John Tyrrell as Eddie
  • Paul Fix as Dick Adams
  • Max Hoffman Jr. as Bill Drake
  • Dick Wessel as 'Leapfrog' Soule
  • Maurice Black as Jeff
  • Clyde Dilson as Steven Morean

    • References

    The Game That Kills Wikipedia
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    The Game That Kills IMDb