It Happens Every Spring (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Lloyd Bacon |
| Producer(s) | William Perlberg, Darryl F. Zanuck (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Science Fiction, Sports |
| Top Topics | Baseball |
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It Happens Every Spring (1949) was a Comedy - Science Fiction Film directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and William Perlberg.
Academy Awards 1949 --- Ceremony Number 22 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Shirley W. Smith, Valentine Davies | Nominated |
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It Happens Every Spring (1949)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 10, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsDoes this film glorify those who cheat and deceive taking advantage of others through the advances of modern science? Certainly not! Well, maybe a little but this is one of those ludicrous stories that never makes a pretense of being real life or a moral tale for that matter. It’s just a zany ... Read full article
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
By Aurora on Apr 4, 2014 From Once Upon a ScreenIt Happens Every Spring that chemistry professor, Vernon K. Simpson becomes distracted. ?He’s been working on a formula to repel wood for some time and can barely get through his lessons each day because his mind wanders back to his experiment. Out of the blue one day, as I suppose such things... Read full article
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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.
Manager Jimmy Dolan: [Kelly has just walked off the field in the middle of a game and Jimmy wants to fine him] Kelly's not indispensable!
Monk Lanigan: I know, but the team can't get along without him.
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At the time this movie was filmed, major league baseball had been integrated for two seasons. However, there are no African American ballplayers in the cast or even in the stock footage.
When manager Dolan asks Vernon what his name is he briefly scans the outfield fence and see's a sign for Kelly Tires and tells Dolan that his name is Kelly. While this brief scene was in the film when it was released for TV in the 1960's it has now been cut from the film.
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