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It Happens Every Spring

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A college chemistry professor, Vernon Simpson (Ray Milland), invents a substance that keeps insects away from wood. But after a baseball crashes through the window and gets coated in the fluid, Simpson discovers that the ball repels wood. To further his experiment, Simpson tries out as a pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals and becomes a master of the screwball, propelling him into the spotlight as a star player, much to the confusion of his fiancée, Deborah (Jean Peters).
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Bosley Crowther New York Times 03/25/2006
Lloyd Bacon's uninspired direction is as monotonous as the script. Once the audience gets onto the one snapper, it's all over with this film. Go to Full Review Ian Kane Epoch Times 05/13/2023
3.5/5
Possibilities percolate with a new kind of baseball Go to Full Review Frank Eng Illustrated Daily News (Los Angeles) 06/12/2021
This new Ray Milland vehicle is highly Improbable but fairly amusing ln its exploitation of a single wacky idea. Go to Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 11/30/2015
Zany, inventive baseball comedy. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/17/2005
3/5
Daniel Eagan Film Journal International 06/21/2005
4/5
Excellent baseball comedy about a scientist who perfects a pitching potion Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed M 04/27/2022 Slow. Hokey. It is kind of funny to see a college professor dating a student. See more steve d 07/21/2020 A really dump premise and equally dumb script. See more @Blobbo 01/16/2019 Blobbo favorite baseball movie. See more 02/15/2015 This film is a lot of fun and worth adding to your collection. See more 07/21/2014 In the old days this was the quintessential baseball movie shown on TV every April! See more 04/11/2014 Ray Milland uses science to become a dominant baseball pitcher. As long as he has his formula handy there is no way anybody can get a hit off him. A little wacky and far-fetched, but it was a fun movie. (First and only viewing - 4/12/2014) See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lloyd Bacon

Director

Ray Milland

Prof. Vernon K. Simpson

Jean Peters

Deborah Greenleaf

Paul Douglas

Monk Lanigan

Ed Begley

Edgar Stone

Ted de Corsia

Manager Jimmy Dolan

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Synopsis A college chemistry professor, Vernon Simpson (Ray Milland), invents a substance that keeps insects away from wood. But after a baseball crashes through the window and gets coated in the fluid, Simpson discovers that the ball repels wood. To further his experiment, Simpson tries out as a pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals and becomes a master of the screwball, propelling him into the spotlight as a star player, much to the confusion of his fiancée, Deborah (Jean Peters).
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Producer
William Perlberg
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 1949, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 6, 2014
Runtime
1h 27m
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