Flashing Spikes
October 4, 1962•0h 50m•★ 6.8
DramaTV Movie
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.
Director
John FordWriters
Cast
James Stewart
Slim Conway
Jack Warden
Comissioner
Patrick Wayne
Bill Riley
Edgar Buchanan
Crab Holman
Harry Carey, Jr.
Man in the Dugout
John Wayne
Marine Sergeant
Fred Astaire
Narrator
Tige Andrews
Gabby LaSalle
Stephanie Hill
Mary Riley
Carleton Young
Rex Short
Willis Bouchey
Mayor
Vin Scully
Announcer
Walter Reed
2nd Reporter
?
Sally Hughes
Nurse
Larry J. Blake
1st Reporter
?
Cy Malis
Bit Man
William Henry
Assistant Commissioner
?
Art Passarella
Series Umpire
Don Drysdale
Gomer
?
Vern Stephens
1st Ballplayer