Bang the Drum Slowly
Sep 26, 1956 | IMDB 6.6
57 min Watch NowDrama, TV Movie
A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying to hide that he is dying of a terminal disease so the owner won't find out and fire him.
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