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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)
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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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Cheaters Always Win
Fun baseball comedy starring, of all people, Ray Milland. There's so many things about this that shouldn't work yet it does. Milland plays a college professor who also happens to be a brilliant scientist working on a formula for a coating on wood that will make it repellent to things like bugs and mice. Through an accident he discovers his formula, when put on a baseball, will make it impossible to hit. So he does what any scientist would do and decides to become a major league pitcher. He becomes a big success, cheating like the dickens the whole way. This was back in the day when things like fair play and honor were valued. Yet here this guy is cheating his way to the World Series and, amusingly, the movie passes no judgment on it. Now, anybody who knows baseball knows some pitchers back in the day were not above using various techniques to doctor the balls they threw. Like spitballs, for example. Still, such things weren't openly endorsed by Major League Baseball and they wouldn't have anything to do with the movie because of the cheating. This is why they use fake teams in the film instead of real ones, which was more commonplace at the time.
Milland is excellent and proves that personable, talented actors can often rise above miscasting. Paul Douglas is great fun as Milland's catcher. It's a role Douglas could play in his sleep and he's perfect in it. Gorgeous Jean Peters plays Milland's girlfriend. Besides good looks, she brings charm and humor to the part. She retired from acting in the mid 50s and married Howard Hughes. It's a very pleasant, enjoyable comedy. Far-fetched and often ridiculous, yes, but still fun.
Milland is excellent and proves that personable, talented actors can often rise above miscasting. Paul Douglas is great fun as Milland's catcher. It's a role Douglas could play in his sleep and he's perfect in it. Gorgeous Jean Peters plays Milland's girlfriend. Besides good looks, she brings charm and humor to the part. She retired from acting in the mid 50s and married Howard Hughes. It's a very pleasant, enjoyable comedy. Far-fetched and often ridiculous, yes, but still fun.
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- Jan 25, 2014
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- Also known as
- Det händer varje år
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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