It Happens Every Spring (1949)
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Writer:
Valentine Davies
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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 as Edgar Stone |
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Ted de Corsia as Jimmy Dolan |
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Ray Collins as Alfred Greenleaf |
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Jessie Royce Landis as Mrs. Greenleaf |
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Alan Hale Jr. as Schmidt |
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Kathleen Hughes as Sarah (uncredited) |
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Mae Marsh as Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited) |
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Debra Paget as Alice (uncredited) |
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Ray Teal as Mac (uncredited) |
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William Murphy as Tommy Isbell |
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Robert Adler as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Baird Allington as Baseball Player (uncredited) |
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Ward Brant as Baseball Player (uncredited) |
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John Butler as Fan Visiting with Debbie (uncredited) |
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Johnny Calkins as Boy Sitting Next to Debbie at Ballpark (uncredited) |
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Harry Carter as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited) |
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Bill Cartledge as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Harry Cheshire as Team Doctor X-Raying King's Hand (uncredited) |
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Pat Combs as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
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Al Eben as Parker - Team Trainer (uncredited) |
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Gene Evans as Batter Mueller (uncredited) |
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Sandra Gould as Mabel on Telephone (voice) (uncredited) |
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William E. Green as Prof. Joe Forsythe (uncredited) |
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Tom Hanlon as St. Louis Broadcaster (uncredited) |
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Sam Hayes as New York Broadcaster (uncredited) |
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Don Hicks as Assistant to New York Announcer (uncredited) |
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Edward Keane as Jack Bell (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp as Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
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Ruth Lee as Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Joseph R. Liscio as Trainer (uncredited) |
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Lee MacGregor as Student (uncredited) |
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John McKee as Baseball Player (uncredited) |
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George Melford as Conductor (uncredited) |
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Billy Mitchell as Sweeper Outside Carob Hotel (uncredited) |
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Debra Paget as Alice - College Co-ed (uncredited) |
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Robert Patten as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Ed Randolph as Umpire (uncredited) |
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Grandon Rhodes as Professor (uncredited) |
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Harry Seymour as Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited) |
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Mickey Simpson as Stadium Policeman (uncredited) |
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Douglas Spencer as Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Man in Train Station (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Umpire (uncredited) |
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Jane Van Duser as Miss Mengalstein - Dolan's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner as Umpire (uncredited) |
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Robert B. Williams as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Charles Flynn as Reporter (uncredited) |
| Directing | Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| Writing | Valentine Davies | Screenplay |
| Writing | Valentine Davies | Story |
| Writing | Shirley W. Smith | Story |
| Production | William Perlberg | Producer |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bruce B. Pierce | Editor |
| Art | J. Russell Spencer | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Brooks | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan Snyder | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lillian Ugrin | Hairstylist |
| Production | Charles Hall | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jasper Blystone | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |