It Happens Every Spring
Film critic Leonard Maltin called It Happens Every Spring “a most enjoyable, unpretentious picture.”
That pretty much sums it up.
Back in my teen years, one of our local TV stations ran old movies on weekday afternoons, just in time for me to tune in after school. I watched a lot of second-tier movies, particularly when the weather wasn’t conducive to being outside. This week’s pick was one of those movies.
I hadn’t watched it since and turned it on this time as background while I cleaned up the house. But after about 15 or 20 minutes, it pulled in me. I sat and watched the rest of the film, mostly because of Paul Douglas.
Douglas plays Monk Lanigan, a (somewhat old) baseball catcher, who’s tasked with keeping an eye on his team’s new and mysterious pitcher, King Kelly (played by Ray Milland).