Movie
Flashing Spikes
Released: October 4, 1962 (1962)
Runtime: 50 minutes
Genres: Drama, TV 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Fred Astaire as Narrator
Age at release: 63
- Edgar Buchanan as Crab Holman
Age at release: 59
- Carleton Young as Rex Short
Age at release: 56
- John Wayne as Marine Sergeant
Age at release: 55
- James Stewart as Slim Conway
Age at release: 54
- Jack Warden as Comissioner
Age at release: 42
- Tige Andrews as Gabby LaSalle
Age at release: 42
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Man in the Dugout
Age at release: 41
- Patrick Wayne as Bill Riley
Age at release: 23
- Stephanie Hill as Mary Riley
Age at release: 22
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- Charles Seel as Judge
Age at release: 65
- Willis Bouchey as Mayor
Age at release: 55
- Art Passarella as Series Umpire
Age at release: 52
- Ralph Volkie as 2nd Ball Player
Age at release: 52
- Larry J. Blake as 1st Reporter
Age at release: 48
- William Henry as Assistant Commissioner
Age at release: 47
- Walter Reed as 2nd Reporter
Age at release: 46
- Bing Russell as Hogan
Age at release: 36
- Vin Scully as Announcer
Age at release: 34
- Don Drysdale as Gomer
Age at release: 26
- Sally Hughes as Nurse
Age at release: Unknown
- Cy Malis as Bit Man
Age at release: Unknown
- Vern Stephens as 1st Ballplayer
Age at release: Unknown
- Bud Harden as Third Baseball Player
Age at release: Unknown
- Earl Gilpin as 4th Baseball Player
Age at release: Unknown
- Whitey Campbell as 5th Baseball Player
Age at release: Unknown