Runner
2026 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 1949
It Happens Every Spring
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
The story
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
Cast
Ray MillandVernon Simpson
Jean PetersDeborah Greenleaf
Paul DouglasMonk Lanigan
Ed BegleyEdgar Stone
Ted de CorsiaJimmy Dolan
Ray CollinsAlfred Greenleaf
Jessie Royce LandisMrs. Greenleaf
Alan Hale Jr.Schmidt
Kathleen HughesSarah (uncredited)
Mae MarshGreenleaf's Maid (uncredited)
Debra PagetAlice (uncredited)
Ray TealMac (uncredited)
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William MurphyTommy Isbell
Robert AdlerReporter (uncredited)
Baird AllingtonBaseball Player (uncredited)
Ward BrantBaseball Player (uncredited)
John ButlerFan Visiting with Debbie (uncredited)
Johnny CalkinsBoy Sitting Next to Debbie at Ballpark (uncredited)
Harry CarterBaseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Bill CartledgeNewsboy (uncredited)
Harry CheshireTeam Doctor X-Raying King's Hand (uncredited)
Pat CombsTelegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Al EbenParker - Team Trainer (uncredited)
Gene EvansBatter Mueller (uncredited)
Sandra GouldMabel on Telephone (voice) (uncredited)
William E. GreenProf. Joe Forsythe (uncredited)
Tom HanlonSt. Louis Broadcaster (uncredited)
Sam HayesNew York Broadcaster (uncredited)
Don HicksAssistant to New York Announcer (uncredited)
Edward KeaneJack Bell (uncredited)
Kenner G. KempBaseball Fan (uncredited)
Ruth LeeMiss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
Joseph R. LiscioTrainer (uncredited)
Lee MacGregorStudent (uncredited)
John McKeeBaseball Player (uncredited)
George MelfordConductor (uncredited)
Billy MitchellSweeper Outside Carob Hotel (uncredited)
Robert PattenCab Driver (uncredited)
Ed RandolphUmpire (uncredited)
Grandon RhodesProfessor (uncredited)
Harry SeymourJewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Mickey SimpsonStadium Policeman (uncredited)
Douglas SpencerTrain Conductor (uncredited)
Bert StevensMan in Train Station (uncredited)
Brick SullivanUmpire (uncredited)
Jane Van DuserMiss Mengalstein - Dolan's Secretary (uncredited)
Max WagnerUmpire (uncredited)
Robert B. WilliamsReporter (uncredited)
Charles FlynnReporter (uncredited)
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