It Happens Every Spring (1949)

movie

(1899)

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Release: 1949-06-01
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: Valentine Davies , Shirley W. Smith
Language: English
Stars: Ray Milland , Ray Milland , Jean Peters , Paul Douglas , Ed Begley (I) (1901–1970) , Ted de Corsia , Ray Collins , Jessie Royce Landis , Alan Hale Jr. , William Murphy , Robert Adler
Runtime: 87 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
AKA: Quando torna primavera (Italy) , It Happens Every Spring (South Africa) , Это случается каждой весною , It Happens Every Spring , La solución fantástica (Mexico) , It Happens Every Spring (Canada) , Faux jeu (Belgium) , Todas as Primaveras (Brazil) , Se întâmplă în fiecare primăvară (Romania) , Sucede todas las primaveras (Spain) , It Happens Every Spring (United States of America) , Det händer varje år (Sweden) , 春の珍事 (Japan) , It Happens Every Spring (United Kingdom) , Sattumalta sankariksi (Finland) , La solución fantástica (Argentina) , It Happens Every Spring (Australia) , It Happens Every Spring (New Zealand)
Plot: A college professor is working on a long term experiment when a baseball comes through the window destroying all his glassware. The resultant fluid causes the baseball to be repelled by wood. Suddenly he realizes the possibilities and takes a leave of absence to go to St. Louis to pitch in the big leagues where he becomes a star and propels the team to a World Series appearance.
IMDB:tt0041514