The Game that Kills (1937)
Directed by D. Ross Lederman / David Ross Lederman
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Sports Drama |
Release Date - Sep 21, 1937 (USA - Unknown), Sep 21, 1937 (USA) |
Run Time - 55 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The Game That Kills is professional hockey, at least according to this Columbia "B"-picture. Charles Quigley stars as Ferguson, a rough-and-tumble hockey player who discovers that his chosen profession is nothing more than a racket, a plaything for game-fixing racketeers. When his brother is killed in a highly suspicious accident, Ferguson and team trainer Holland (J. Farrell McDonald) join forces to bring the killers to justice. Second-billed Rita Hayworth is decorative as Holland's daughter (and Ferguson's sweetheart, natch). The Game That Kills was the second of three hockey-themed films released in 1937, the others being Warner Bros.' King of Hockey and Universal's Idol of the Crowd.
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Keywords
death-in-family, hockey, impersonation, investigation, investigator, killing, murder, sports
