Fear Strikes Out
“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.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
Where to Watch
Cast
Jimmy Piersall
Anthony Perkins
Jimmy Piersall
John Piersall
Karl Malden
John Piersall
Mary Piersall
Norma Moore
Mary Piersall
Doctor Brown
Adam Williams
Doctor Brown
Mrs. John Piersall
Perry Wilson
Mrs. John Piersall
Jim Piersall as a Boy
Peter J. Votrian
Jim Piersall as a Boy
Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Richard Bull
Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Morgan Jones
Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Edd Byrnes
Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Brian G. Hutton
Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Bart Burns
Joe Cronin (uncredited)
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