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Ray Milland looks like he's having a bit of fun in this light-hearted drama about a science professor ("Vernon") who, thanks to a rogue ball through his window, accidentally discovers a secret formula that makes him an huge success with the hitherto fairly unsuccessful St. Louis…
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It Happens Every Spring
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65%
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1h 27m
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It Happens Every Spring (1949) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of It Happens Every Spring (1949) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~87 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate It Happens Every Spring 65% (24 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1949-06-10
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 88288
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A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
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The official runtime for It Happens Every Spring is approximately 87 minutes.
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Cast
Ray Milland
Vernon Simpson
Jean Peters
Deborah Greenleaf
Paul Douglas
Monk Lanigan
Ed Begley
Edgar Stone
Ted de Corsia
Jimmy Dolan
Ray Collins
Alfred Greenleaf
Jessie Royce Landis
Mrs. Greenleaf
Alan Hale Jr.
Schmidt
Kathleen Hughes
Sarah (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited)
Debra Paget
Alice (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Mac (uncredited)
William Murphy
Tommy Isbell
Robert Adler
Reporter (uncredited)
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Baird Allington
Baseball Player (uncredited)
- W
Ward Brant
Baseball Player (uncredited)
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John Butler
Fan Visiting with Debbie (uncredited)
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Johnny Calkins
Boy Sitting Next to Debbie at Ballpark (uncredited)
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Ray Milland looks like he's having a bit of fun in this light-hearted drama about a science professor ("Vernon") who, thanks to a rogue ball through his window, accidentally discovers a secret formula that makes him an huge success with the hitherto fairly unsuccessful St. Louis baseball team. Even the best pitchers cannot get the ball to hit the bat! His fortune is made. Except, of course, he is doing all this clandestinely and his gal "Deborah" (Jean Peters) and his increasingly frustrated boss "Prof. Stone" (Ed Begley) are reading about this "Kelly" person in the papers whilst wandering just what's happened to the unassuming and reliable "Vernon". An on-form Paul Douglas ("Monk"), meantime, tries to keep the initially sceptical team onside and help out our boffin as he tries to keep his identity under wraps and secure a coveted World Series game. Director Lloyd Bacon allows his star to enjoy this role and that's engaging to watch. He looks every the inch the scientist-cum-hapless sportsman who also has that traditional lab-coat ineptitude when it comes to dealing with the outside world. There a a few quite fun visual effects, the script is amiably presented and the film, though probably twenty minutes too long, flows nicely towards a conclusion that has to raise a smile. Perfectly watchable drive-in fayre, this.
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