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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.A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
William Murphy
- Tommy Isbell
- (as Bill Murphy)
Robert Adler
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Baird Allington
- Baseball Player
- (uncredited)
Ward Brant
- Baseball Player
- (uncredited)
John Butler
- Fan Visiting with Debbie
- (uncredited)
Harry Carter
- Baseball Fan in Stands
- (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
- Team Doctor X-Raying King's Hand
- (uncredited)
Pat Combs
- Telegram Delivery Boy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAll 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 sanction the movie because of the cheating element in the movie. So 20th Century Fox could not use the the name of the teams or even use cameo baseball player walk ons like the studio wanted to do.
- GoofsIf the Professor's magical chemical really repelled wood, then when swinging the bat at the ball it would be pushed away from the batter and cause a foul or in field ball, rather than just hop over the bat.
- Quotes
Manager Jimmy Dolan: [Kelly unexpectedly walks off the field, in the middle of a game, to avoid being seen by Professor Greenleaf and Manager, Jimmy Dolan wants to heavily fine him] Kelly's not indispensable!
Monk Lanigan: I know, but the team can't get along without him.
- Crazy creditsAfter the movie's introductory song concludes, an Albert Einstein quote shows for ten to fifteen seconds. It is: "The results of scientific research very often force a change in the philosophical view of problems which extend far beyond the restricted domain of science itself." Albert Einstein's name is all capital letters, below the quote or remark, as ALBERT EINSTEIN. Albert Einstein & Leopold Infeld co-authored book, "The Evolution of Physics".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
- SoundtracksIt Happens Every Spring
(1949) (uncredited)
Music by Josef Myrow
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Sung by a duet during the opening credits
Played occasionally in the score
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Entertaining But Brutally Bad Baseball
Talk about dated! However, that's not a knock because dated many times means fun to watch, and nostalgic for some. This is an entertaining film and very likable.
But, if you are a baseball fan or know anything about the game, be prepared. This has the hokiest baseball scenes ever put on film. It's almost like those corny Ed Wood and others sci-fi films of the 1950s that are so bad, so corny that they are good, if you know what I mean.
The actors in here have NO CLUE how to throw a baseball or how to bat. Ray Milland is a pitcher and the star of the show and he has no idea but his catcher, played by Paul Douglas, is worse. He is embarrassingly bad. You remember the expression, "He throws like a girl!?" Well, that's Douglas. You mean with all the actors in Hollywood, they couldn't find ONE who knows how to throw a baseball?
There are so many bloopers in here - like "St. Louis" being replaced by "Chicago" on the jerseys when there are long-distance shots. You could write a novel on all the filming mistakes in here.
Yet, it's just a lighthearted comedy and, if taken in that context, easier to swallow and enjoy. The story is at its funniest when Milland pitches and the ball dispy- doodles around the baseball bats of all the hitters. (He had invented a substance that applied to something makes it avoid touching wood, so applied to a baseball, a bat could never make contact.....and, yes, as one reviewer points out, that is cheating.)
Dumb...but innocent fun and definitely has enough laughs to make it worthwhile watching.
But, if you are a baseball fan or know anything about the game, be prepared. This has the hokiest baseball scenes ever put on film. It's almost like those corny Ed Wood and others sci-fi films of the 1950s that are so bad, so corny that they are good, if you know what I mean.
The actors in here have NO CLUE how to throw a baseball or how to bat. Ray Milland is a pitcher and the star of the show and he has no idea but his catcher, played by Paul Douglas, is worse. He is embarrassingly bad. You remember the expression, "He throws like a girl!?" Well, that's Douglas. You mean with all the actors in Hollywood, they couldn't find ONE who knows how to throw a baseball?
There are so many bloopers in here - like "St. Louis" being replaced by "Chicago" on the jerseys when there are long-distance shots. You could write a novel on all the filming mistakes in here.
Yet, it's just a lighthearted comedy and, if taken in that context, easier to swallow and enjoy. The story is at its funniest when Milland pitches and the ball dispy- doodles around the baseball bats of all the hitters. (He had invented a substance that applied to something makes it avoid touching wood, so applied to a baseball, a bat could never make contact.....and, yes, as one reviewer points out, that is cheating.)
Dumb...but innocent fun and definitely has enough laughs to make it worthwhile watching.
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- ccthemovieman-1
- Dec 23, 2005
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- Det händer varje år
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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