It Happens Every Spring

1949

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

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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.

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Ray Milland
as Prof. Vernon K. Simpson/King Kelly
Jean Peters
as Deborah Greenleaf
Paul Douglas
as Monk Lanigan
Ed Begley Sr.
as Edgar Stone
Ted de Corsia
as Dolan
Ray Collins
as Prof. Greenleaf
Jesse Royce Landis
as Mrs. Greenleaf
Jessie Royce Landis
as Mrs. Greenleaf
Alan Hale Jr.
as Schmidt
William Murphy
as Isbell
William E. Green
as Prof. Forsythe
Edward Keane
as Bell
Gene Evans
as Mueller
Al Eben
as Parker
Ruth Lee
as Miss Collins
John K. Butler
as Fan
Jane Van Duser
as Miss Mengalstein
Ray Teal
as Mac
Don Hicks
as Assistant to Announcer
Grandon Rhodes
as Professor
Mickey Simpson
as Policeman
Johnny Calkins
as Boy
Harry V. Cheshire
as Doctor
Ward Brant
as Baseball Player
Harry Seymour
as Clerk
Robert B. Williams
as Reporter
John McKee
as Baseball Player
Debra Paget
as Alice
Charles Flynn
as Reporter
Mae Marsh
as Maid
Tom Hanlon
as St. Louis Broadcaster
Sam Hayes
as New York Announcer
Douglas Spencer
as Conductor
John R. McKee
as Baseball Player
Pat Combs
as Messenger Boy
Robert Patten
as Cab Driver
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Critic Reviews for It Happens Every Spring

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Zany, inventive baseball comedy.

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Classic Film and Television

Excellent baseball comedy about a scientist who perfects a pitching potion

Jun 21, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Film Journal International

Pleasant baseball comedy with top-flight cast.

Mar 1, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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