Fear Strikes Out (1957)

Name: Fear Strikes Out
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-03-28
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson

This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

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Released 1957-03-28 · 100 min · Drama

Directed by Robert Mulligan

Cast

Anthony Perkins as Jimmy Piersall
Karl Malden as John Piersall
Norma Moore as Mary Piersall
Adam Williams as Doctor Brown
Perry Wilson as Mrs. John Piersall
Peter J. Votrian as Jim Piersall as a Boy
Richard Bull as Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Morgan Jones as Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Edd Byrnes as Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Brian G. Hutton as Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bart Burns as Joe Cronin (uncredited)