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The Game That Kills is a 1937 American mystery sport film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth.[1]

The Game That Kills
Film poster
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

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

External links

• The Game That Kills at IMDb

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