It Happens Every Spring (1949)
Director:
Lloyd BaconWriters:
Valentine Davies (screen play), Shirley W. Smith(based on a story by)Stars:
Ray Milland, Jean Peters, Paul DouglasLloyd Bacon's baseball comedy stars Ray Milland as Vernon Simpson, a chemist who develops a product which repels wood. Signing on with a major league team as a pitcher, he throws screwballs doctored with his solution, becoming a sensation who strikes out every batter he faces.