It Happened in Flatbush
| It Happened in Flatbush | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ray McCarey |
| Written by | Harold Buchman Lee Loeb |
| Produced by | Walter Morosco |
| Starring | Lloyd Nolan Carole Landis Sara Allgood |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
| Music by | David Buttolph Cyril J. Mockridge |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | May 28, 1942 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It Happened in Flatbush is a 1942 American sports film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis and Sara Allgood.[1] The film is a baseball comedy inspired by the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers' pennant win.
The film's sets were designed by Lewis Creber and Richard Day.
Plot summary
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Frank Maguire (Lloyd Nolan) is an ace ballplayer who was disgraced while still in college and is only able to secure work as a team manager. He takes charge of an unnamed Brooklyn team and whips it into a World Series contender. The players resent Maguire's drill-sergeant tactics, and when Maguire falls in love with the pretty owner of the team Kathryn Baker (Carole Landis), the players use this as an excuse to circulate a petition demanding Maguire's ouster. The manager pays no attention to the petition and leads his team to a league pennant.[2]
Cast
- Lloyd Nolan as Frank 'Butterfingers' Maguire
- Carole Landis as Kathryn Baker
- Sara Allgood as Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy
- William Frawley as Sam Sloan
- Robert Armstrong as Danny Mitchell
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Maguire
- George Holmes as Roy (Collins) Anderson
- Scotty Beckett as Squint
- Joseph Allen as Walter Rogers
- James Burke as Umpire Shaunnessy
- Roger Imhof as Mr. Maguire
- Matt McHugh as O'Doul
- LeRoy Mason as J.C. Scott, Catcher
- Pat Flaherty as Pat O'Hara, Pitcher
- Dale Van Sickel as Stevenson, First Baseman
- John Burger as Jim Harding, Outfielder
- Jed Prouty as The Judge
- Robert Homans as Mr. Collins
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Collins
- Fred Aldrich as Burly Baseball Fan
- Hal Berger as Announcer
- Vivian Blaine as Minor Role
- Jack Chefe as Jacques, Waiter
- Ruth Clifford as Ruth, Mrs. McAvoy's Secretary
- Heinie Conklin as Team Trainer
- Gino Corrado as Paul - Pegasus Club Maitre d'
- Jack Daley as Neighbor
- Mike Donovan as Courtroom Spectator / Radio Fan
- Jay Eaton as Restaurant Patron
- Frank Fanning as Cop
- Bess Flowers as Restaurant Patron
- Jack Gargan as Reporter
- Bud Geary as Blind Man
- Harrison Greene as Stout Man
- Kit Guard as Irate Fan in Stands / Team Supporter at Frank's
- William Halligan as Toastmaster
- Chuck Hamilton as Baseball Player in Locker Room
- George Hickman as Joe - Newsboy
- Payne B. Johnson as Boy
- Robert Emmett Keane as Team Co-Owner
- Donald Kerr as Newspaper Truck Delivery Man
- Leonard Kibrick as Kid Running Down Sidewalk
- George Magrill as Fan in Stands
- Cy Malis as Minor Role
- Mae Marsh as Aunt Mae, Team Co-Owner
- Bert Moorhouse as Reporter
- 'Snub' Pollard as Baseball Game Spectator
- Alexander Pollard as Butler
- Isabel Randolph as Aunt Esther Evans - Team Co-Owner
- Dick Rich as Leo - Ebbets Field Guard
- Cyril Ring as Reporter
- Christian Rub as Pop Schlumbom
- Syd Saylor as Second Taxi Driver
- Blue Washington as Courtroom Spectator
- Larry Wheat as Elderly Man
References
- ^ Fleming p.120
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/it-happened-in-flatbush-v96861
Bibliography
- Fleming, E.J. Carole Landis: A Tragic Life in Hollywood. McFarland, 2005.
External links
- It Happened in Flatbush at IMDb
- It Happened in Flatbush at AllMovie
- It Happened in Flatbush at the TCM Movie Database
- It Happened in Flatbush at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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