Flashing Spikes (1962)

6.8/10 • 50 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

James Stewart

Jack Warden

Patrick Wayne

Edgar Buchanan

Harry Carey Jr.

Man in the Dugout

John Wayne

Marine Sergeant

Fred Astaire

Tige Andrews

Stephanie Hill

Carleton Young

Willis Bouchey

Vin Scully

Walter Reed

Larry J. Blake

William Henry

Assistant Commissioner

Don Drysdale

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