Top billed cast

1. 

   Ray Milland

   Vernon Simpson

2. 

   Jean Peters

   Deborah Greenleaf

3. 

   Paul Douglas

   Monk Lanigan

4. 

   Ed Begley

   Edgar Stone

5. 

   Ted de Corsia

   Jimmy Dolan

6. 

   Ray Collins

   Alfred Greenleaf

7. 

   Jessie Royce Landis

   Mrs. Greenleaf

8. 

   Alan Hale Jr.

   Schmidt

9. 

   Kathleen Hughes

   Sarah (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-12-06

Ray Milland looks like he's having a bit of fun in this light-hearted drama about a science professor ("Vernon") who, thanks to a rogue ball through his window, accidentally discovers a secret formula that makes him an huge success with the hitherto fairly unsuccessful St. Louis baseball team. Even the best pitchers cannot get the ball to hit the bat! His fortune is made. Except, of course, he is doing all this clandestinely and his gal "Deborah" (Jean Peters) and his increasingly frustrated boss "Prof. Stone" (Ed Begley) are reading about this "Kelly" person in the papers whilst wandering jus...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$1,850,000.00

Keywords

• baseball
• scientist