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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

Featured Cast:

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Ray Milland
(as Prof. Vernon K. Simpso...)

Jean Peters
(as Deborah Greenleaf)

Paul Douglas
(as Monk Lanigan)

It Happens Every Spring Overview:

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) (3)

By The Metzinger Sisters on May 16, 2026 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

Yes, it happens every spring - baseball fever. And it hits us sports fans hard. For Professor Vernon Simpson, he becomes a different person altogether when baseball season starts. As the dean of the college where he works says, "Every spring he seems to undergo a peculiar change, he becomes absent m... Read full article

It Happens Every Spring (1949) (2)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 10, 2018 From 4 Star Films

Does 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) (1)

By Aurora on Apr 4, 2014 From Once Upon a Screen

It 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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Quotes from

Prof. Vernon K. Simpson aka King Kelly: [all were in Edgar Stone's office] No, I don't think so, Mr. Stone, I know it.
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.

Facts about

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.

"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Friday, April 14th, 1950 with Ray Milland reprising his film role. Which was 193 days (27 weeks and 4 days) after Ray Milland did another radio station reprise of his role, in the movie at "Lux Radio Theater", on Monday, October 3rd, 1949.

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Monday, October 3rd, 1949 with Ray Milland reprising his film role.

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