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Ray Milland
Vernon Simpson
Jean Peters
Deborah Greenleaf
Paul Douglas
Monk Lanigan
Ed Begley
Edgar Stone
Ted de Corsia
Jimmy Dolan
Ray Collins
Alfred Greenleaf
Jessie Royce Landis
Mrs. Greenleaf
Alan Hale Jr.
Schmidt
Kathleen Hughes
Sarah (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited)
Debra Paget
Alice (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Mac (uncredited)
William Murphy
Tommy Isbell
Robert Adler
Reporter (uncredited)
Baird Allington
Baseball Player (uncredited)
Ward Brant
Baseball Player (uncredited)
John Butler
Fan Visiting with Debbie (uncredited)
Johnny Calkins
Boy Sitting Next to Debbie at Ballpark (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)
Al Eben
Parker - Team Trainer (uncredited)
Gene Evans
Batter Mueller (uncredited)
Sandra Gould
Mabel on Telephone (voice) (uncredited)
William E. Green
Prof. Joe Forsythe (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon
St. Louis Broadcaster (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
New York Broadcaster (uncredited)
Don Hicks
Assistant to New York Announcer (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Jack Bell (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
Joseph R. Liscio
Trainer (uncredited)
Lee MacGregor
Student (uncredited)
John McKee
Baseball Player (uncredited)
George Melford
Conductor (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell
Sweeper Outside Carob Hotel (uncredited)
Debra Paget
Alice - College Co-ed (uncredited)
Robert Patten
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Umpire (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Professor (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson
Stadium Policeman (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Man in Train Station (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Umpire (uncredited)
Jane Van Duser
Miss Mengalstein - Dolan's Secretary (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Umpire (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Reporter (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Dec 06 2023

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 just...