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1937 film by D. Ross Lederman

The Game That Kills
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Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Screenplay by	Grace Neville Fred Niblo Jr.
Story by	J. Benton Cheney
Produced by	Harry L. Decker
Starring	Charles Quigley Rita Hayworth
Cinematography	Benjamin Kline
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 21, 1937 (1937-09-21)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Game That Kills is a 1937 American mystery sport film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth.

Plot

After his brother is killed on the ice during a hockey game, Alex Ferguson, convinced it was no accident, goes undercover as a new player to discover the truth.

Alex falls for Betty Holland, the coach's daughter. He ultimately learns that team owner Maxwell is in cahoots with gamblers, as are a couple of his players, and coach Joe Holland is in debt to them. Betty takes a job at a newspaper and endeavors to clear her dad's name while Alex survives a dangerous game, followed by a confrontation with the crooks.

Cast

Charles Quigley as Alex Ferguson
Rita Hayworth as Betty Holland
John Gallaudet as Sam Erskine
J. Farrell MacDonald as Joe Holland
Arthur Loft as Rudy Maxwell
John Tyrrell as Eddie
Paul Fix as Dick Adams
Max Hoffman Jr. as Bill Drake
Dick Wessel as 'Leapfrog' Soule

References

Parish, James Robert; Stanke, Don E. (1975). The glamour girls. Arlington House. p. 292. ISBN 9780870002441.

External links

The Game That Kills at IMDb

v t e Films directed by D. Ross Lederman
Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short) A Dog of the Regiment (1927) A Race for Life (1928) Rinty of the Desert (1928) Shadows of the Night (1928) The Million Dollar Collar (1929) The Man Hunter (1930) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Texas Ranger (1931) Branded (1931) The Fighting Marshal (1931) The Range Feud (1931) Ridin' for Justice (1932) Texas Cyclone (1932) High Speed (1932) The Riding Tornado (1932) Two-Fisted Law (1932) Daring Danger (1932) McKenna of the Mounted (1932) Speed Demon (1932) End of the Trail (1932) State Trooper (1933) Silent Men (1933) Soldiers of the Storm (1933) The Whirlwind (1933) Rusty Rides Alone (1933) The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934) Hell Bent for Love (1934) A Man's Game (1934) Beyond the Law (1934) Girl in Danger (1934) Murder in the Clouds (1934) Red Hot Tires (1935) Dinky (1935) The Case of the Missing Man (1935) Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) Too Tough to Kill (1935) Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) Pride of the Marines (1936) Panic on the Air (1936) The Final Hour (1936) Alibi for Murder (1936) Come Closer, Folks (1936) Counterfeit Lady (1936) Motor Madness (1937) I Promise to Pay (1937) The Frame-Up (1937) A Dangerous Adventure (1937) The Game That Kills (1937) Tarzan's Revenge (1938) Juvenile Court (1938) Adventure in Sahara (1938) The Little Adventuress (1938) North of Shanghai (1939) Racketeers of the Range (1939) Military Academy (1940) Glamour for Sale (1940) Thundering Frontier (1940) Father's Son (1941) Across the Sierras (1941) Shadows on the Stairs (1941) Strange Alibi (1941) Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short) Passage from Hong Kong (1941) The Body Disappears (1941) Bullet Scars (1942) I Was Framed (1942) Escape from Crime (1942) Busses Roar (1942) The Gorilla Man (1943) Adventure in Iraq (1943) Find the Blackmailer (1943) Gun to Gun (1944) (Short) The Racket Man (1944) Three of a Kind (1944) The Last Ride (1944) Navy Nurse (1945) (Short) Out of the Depths (1945) The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) The Phantom Thief (1946) Dangerous Business (1946) Sing While You Dance (1946) Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) Key Witness (1947) The Return of the Whistler (1948) Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

Films directed by D. Ross Lederman

Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short)
A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
A Race for Life (1928)
Rinty of the Desert (1928)
Shadows of the Night (1928)
The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
The Man Hunter (1930)
The Phantom of the West (1931)
The Texas Ranger (1931)
Branded (1931)
The Fighting Marshal (1931)
The Range Feud (1931)
Ridin' for Justice (1932)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
High Speed (1932)
The Riding Tornado (1932)
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
Daring Danger (1932)
McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
Speed Demon (1932)
End of the Trail (1932)
State Trooper (1933)
Silent Men (1933)
Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
The Whirlwind (1933)
Rusty Rides Alone (1933)
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
Hell Bent for Love (1934)
A Man's Game (1934)
Beyond the Law (1934)
Girl in Danger (1934)
Murder in the Clouds (1934)
Red Hot Tires (1935)
Dinky (1935)
The Case of the Missing Man (1935)
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
Pride of the Marines (1936)
Panic on the Air (1936)
The Final Hour (1936)
Alibi for Murder (1936)
Come Closer, Folks (1936)
Counterfeit Lady (1936)
Motor Madness (1937)
I Promise to Pay (1937)
The Frame-Up (1937)
A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
The Game That Kills (1937)
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
Juvenile Court (1938)
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
The Little Adventuress (1938)
North of Shanghai (1939)
Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Military Academy (1940)
Glamour for Sale (1940)
Thundering Frontier (1940)
Father's Son (1941)
Across the Sierras (1941)
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
Strange Alibi (1941)
Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short)
Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
The Body Disappears (1941)
Bullet Scars (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Escape from Crime (1942)
Busses Roar (1942)
The Gorilla Man (1943)
Adventure in Iraq (1943)
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
Gun to Gun (1944) (Short)
The Racket Man (1944)
Three of a Kind (1944)
The Last Ride (1944)
Navy Nurse (1945) (Short)
Out of the Depths (1945)
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Dangerous Business (1946)
Sing While You Dance (1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
Key Witness (1947)
The Return of the Whistler (1948)
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

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