Review of Death on the Diamond

"Death On The Diamond" revolves around the world of professional baseball, and contains extensive baseball footage. I myself am no follower of this sport, but I still enjoyed the film. A lot of the credit should go to the director, Edward Sedgwick, and the editor, Frank Sullivan: quick cutting and frequent changing of camera angles give this film a fairly fast pace and help it belie its age. The casting is also very good: each actor fits the type of the character he's playing. And then there's the unjustly forgotten Madge Evans, one of my favorite actresses from that era: she is so sweet and lovely, I could watch her smile all day long. And if you want to bet on who the (serial) killer may be, the odds are against you! **1/2 out of 4.