It Happens Every Spring
"Oh yeah?" "Oh yeah!"
1949 | 87m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
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| Writer: | Valentine Davies, Shirley W. Smith |
| Staring: |
| A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 10, 1949 |
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| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
| Writer: | Valentine Davies, Shirley W. Smith |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | baseball, scientist |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,850,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ray Milland | Vernon Simpson |
| Jean Peters | Deborah Greenleaf |
| Paul Douglas | Monk Lanigan |
| Ed Begley | Edgar Stone |
| Ted de Corsia | Jimmy Dolan |
| Ray Collins | Alfred Greenleaf |
| Jessie Royce Landis | Mrs. Greenleaf |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Schmidt |
| Kathleen Hughes | Sarah (uncredited) |
| Mae Marsh | Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited) |
| Debra Paget | Alice (uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | Mac (uncredited) |
| William Murphy | Tommy Isbell |
| Robert Adler | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Baird Allington | Baseball Player (uncredited) |
| Ward Brant | Baseball Player (uncredited) |
| John Butler | Fan Visiting with Debbie (uncredited) |
| Johnny Calkins | Boy Sitting Next to Debbie at Ballpark (uncredited) |
| Harry Carter | Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited) |
| Bill Cartledge | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Harry Cheshire | Team Doctor X-Raying King's Hand (uncredited) |
| Pat Combs | Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| Al Eben | Parker - Team Trainer (uncredited) |
| Gene Evans | Batter Mueller (uncredited) |
| Sandra Gould | Mabel on Telephone (voice) (uncredited) |
| William E. Green | Prof. Joe Forsythe (uncredited) |
| Tom Hanlon | St. Louis Broadcaster (uncredited) |
| Sam Hayes | New York Broadcaster (uncredited) |
| Don Hicks | Assistant to New York Announcer (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Jack Bell (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
| Ruth Lee | Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Joseph R. Liscio | Trainer (uncredited) |
| Lee MacGregor | Student (uncredited) |
| John McKee | Baseball Player (uncredited) |
| George Melford | Conductor (uncredited) |
| Billy Mitchell | Sweeper Outside Carob Hotel (uncredited) |
| Debra Paget | Alice - College Co-ed (uncredited) |
| Robert Patten | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Ed Randolph | Umpire (uncredited) |
| Grandon Rhodes | Professor (uncredited) |
| Harry Seymour | Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited) |
| Mickey Simpson | Stadium Policeman (uncredited) |
| Douglas Spencer | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Man in Train Station (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Umpire (uncredited) |
| Jane Van Duser | Miss Mengalstein - Dolan's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | Umpire (uncredited) |
| Robert B. Williams | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Charles Flynn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Valentine Davies | Screenplay, Story |
| Shirley W. Smith | Story |
| Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Bruce B. Pierce | Editor |
| J. Russell Spencer | Art Direction |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Irene Brooks | Hairstylist |
| Allan Snyder | Makeup Artist |
| Lillian Ugrin | Hairstylist |
| Charles Hall | Production Manager |
| Jasper Blystone | Assistant Director |
| Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| William Perlberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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Ray Milland looks like he's having a bit of fun in this light-hearted drama about a science professor ("Vernon") who, thanks to a rogue ball through his window, accidentally discovers a secret formula that makes him an huge success with the hitherto fairly unsuccessful St. Louis baseball team. Even ... the best pitchers cannot get the ball to hit the bat! His fortune is made. Except, of course, he is doing all this clandestinely and his gal "Deborah" (Jean Peters) and his increasingly frustrated boss "Prof. Stone" (Ed Begley) are reading about this "Kelly" person in the papers whilst wandering just what's happened to the unassuming and reliable "Vernon". An on-form Paul Douglas ("Monk"), meantime, tries to keep the initially sceptical team onside and help out our boffin as he tries to keep his identity under wraps and secure a coveted World Series game. Director Lloyd Bacon allows his star to enjoy this role and that's engaging to watch. He looks every the inch the scientist-cum-hapless sportsman who also has that traditional lab-coat ineptitude when it comes to dealing with the outside world. There a a few quite fun visual effects, the script is amiably presented and the film, though probably twenty minutes too long, flows nicely towards a conclusion that has to raise a smile. Perfectly watchable drive-in fayre, this.