Athony Perkins best scene in Fear Strikes Out (1957)
1. Plot: (Wiki)
Based on Piersall's shattering tell-all biography, the film traces Piersall's rise from the sandlots of Waterbury, Connecticut, to the Boston Red Sox professional baseball team. Karl Malden plays his domineering father who pushes him further and further.
Unable to withstand the pressure, Piersall suffers a nervous breakdown and goes to a mental institution. After a long period of therapy, Jimmy realizes that he has excelled in baseball to please his father — not for his own gratification.
2. In this heart breaking scene, Jimmy father saw him for the first time in 3 months after his mental breakdown at the baseball game. The only things he said was wanting Jimmy to play baseball again. Jimmy, for the first time in his life, realized how his father didn't really care about his well-being and suffered a mental break-down.
This is one of Athony Perkins best scenes from the movies. He delivered very well the rage and shameness his father filled in his life.