It Happens Every Spring (1949)
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17% want to see it
(896 ratings)
Lloyd Bacon's baseball comedy stars Ray Milland as Vernon Simpson, a chemist who develops a product which repels wood. Signing on with a major league team as a pitcher, he throws screwballs doctored with his solution, becoming a sensation who strikes out every batter he faces. ~ Jason Ankeny,… More Lloyd Bacon's baseball comedy stars Ray Milland as Vernon Simpson, a chemist who develops a product which repels wood. Signing on with a major league team as a pitcher, he throws screwballs doctored with his solution, becoming a sensation who strikes out every batter he faces. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lloyd Bacon
- Written By
- Valentine Davies
- Genres
- Comedy
Critic Reviews
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Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International
Excellent baseball comedy about a scientist who perfects a pitching potion
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Pleasant baseball comedy with top-flight cast.
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Cast
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Ray Milland
as Vernon Simpson
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Jean Peters
as Deborah Greenleaf
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Paul Douglas
as Monk Lanigan
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Ed Begley Sr.
as Sfone
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Ted de Corsia
as Dolan
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Ray Collins
as Prof. Greenleaf
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Jesse Royce Landis
as Mrs. Greenleaf
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Alan Hale Jr.
as Schmidt
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Bill Murphy
as Isbell
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William E. Green
as Prof. Forsythe
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Edward Keane
as Bell
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Gene Evans
as Mueller
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Al Eben
as Parker
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Ruth Lee
as Miss Collins
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John K. Butler
as Fan
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Ray Teal
as Mac
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Grandon Rhodes
as Professor
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Mickey Simpson
as Policeman
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Johnny Calkins
as Boy
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Harry V. Cheshire
as Doctor
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Harry Seymour
as Clerk
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Robert B. Williams
as Reporter
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Charles Flynn
as Reporter
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Tom Hanlon
as St. Louis Broadcaster
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Sam Hayes
as New York Announcer
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Don Hicks
as Assistant to Announcer
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Mae Marsh
as Maid
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Debra Paget
as Alice
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Robert Patten
as Cab Driver
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Douglas Spencer
as Conductor
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Pat Combs
as Messenger Boy
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John R. McKee
as Baseball Player