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8 August 1949 (Sweden)
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Plot:
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Best comedy/baseball film ever made with reality to back it
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Ray Milland | ... | Prof. Vernon K. Simpson aka King Kelly |
 | Jean Peters | ... | Deborah Greenleaf |
| Paul Douglas | ... | Monk Lanigan |
 | Ed Begley | ... | Edgar Stone |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Manager Jimmy Dolan |
| Ray Collins | ... | Prof. Alfred Greenleaf |
| Jessie Royce Landis | ... | Mrs. Greenleaf |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Schmidt |
| William Murphy | ... | Tommy Isabell (as Bill Murphy) |
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87 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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All the baseball teams are identified by their city but never by their nicknames. Even the home team uniforms, which should have the team nicknames, list the city instead. The reason is because the commissioner of baseball, Happy Chandler, would not sanctioned the movie because of the cheating element in the movie. So 20th Century could not use the the name of the teams or even use cameo baseball player walk ons like the studio wanted to do.
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Continuity: Vernon wears jersey #22 for St. Louis, but in one shot the pitcher in action is clearly wearing #26.
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Quotes:
Prof. Vernon K. Simpson aka King Kelly:
[all were in Edgar Stone's office] No, I don't think so, Mr. Stone, I know it.
Edgar Stone: Know it? I have never met such bland conceit.
Manager Jimmy Dolan: I told you, he's a crackpot.
Edgar Stone: No he's not. He's just a conceited jackass.
Manager Jimmy Dolan: All right. you talk to him. I'm going to batting practice.
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Edgar Stone: Know it? I have never met such bland conceit.
Manager Jimmy Dolan: I told you, he's a crackpot.
Edgar Stone: No he's not. He's just a conceited jackass.
Manager Jimmy Dolan: All right. you talk to him. I'm going to batting practice.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV)
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It Happens Every Spring
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List: Wacky baseballmore
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For years after watching this film, I tried to make a formula that would repel wood just like Ray Milland did as chemistry professor Vernon Simpson. After all it makes sense that a little "dab" on the pitching ball, no matter who the batter is, he could not hit the ball with the wooden bat. That is the whole film in a "nutshell." A college professor that loves baseball becomes the ace pitcher of a big league team. A truly delightful film and really incredible effects of the baseball twisting away from the baseball bat. Many funny scenes like the ones involving catcher Monk Lanigan alias Paul Douglas putting the "chemical stuff" in his hair and his hair trying to escape from the wooden comb. The ending is classic as King Kelly pitches his heart out because the "stuff" is gone and all he has is "guts." What a film!