Fear Strikes Out (1957)
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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Cast
- Anthony Perkins — Jimmy Piersall
- Karl Malden — John Piersall
- Norma Moore — Mary Piersall
- Adam Williams — Doctor Brown
- Perry Wilson — Mrs. John Piersall
- Peter J. Votrian — Jim Piersall as a Boy
- Richard Bull — Reporter Slade (uncredited)
- Morgan Jones — Sandy Allen (uncredited)
- Edd Byrnes — Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
- Brian G. Hutton — Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
- Bart Burns — Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Where to watch Fear Strikes Out
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