It Happens Every Spring Backdrop Blur
It Happens Every Spring Poster

It Happens Every Spring

""Oh yeah?" "Oh yeah!""

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

Top Cast

  • Ray Milland

    Ray Milland

    Vernon Simpson

  • Jean Peters

    Jean Peters

    Deborah Greenleaf

  • Paul Douglas

    Paul Douglas

    Monk Lanigan

  • Ed Begley

    Ed Begley

    Edgar Stone

  • Ted de Corsia

    Ted de Corsia

    Jimmy Dolan

  • Ray Collins

    Ray Collins

    Alfred Greenleaf

  • Jessie Royce Landis

    Jessie Royce Landis

    Mrs. Greenleaf

  • Alan Hale Jr.

    Alan Hale Jr.

    Schmidt

  • Kathleen Hughes

    Kathleen Hughes

    Sarah (uncredited)

Overview

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

Rating

6.5 / 10
24 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Dec 6, 2023

    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.

Trailers & Clips

Recommendations

Rookie of the Year

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.

Rookie of the Year

6.2 1993