poster

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

7.1 | Mar 28, 1957 (US) | Drama | 01:40

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.

Featured Crew

Director
Producer
Costume Design
Original Music Composer
Art Direction
Hair Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
Set Decoration
Sound Recordist
Screenplay

Cast

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