It Happened in Flatbush
- May 28, 1942 (1942-05-28)
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.
This film's sets were designed by Lewis Creber and Richard Day.
Plot
Frank Maguire is an ace ballplayer whose error costs the Brooklyn team the pennant and his place in the lineup. Though still reviled by the fans, seven years later the team owner brings him back as its manager. He takes charge of the team and whips them into contention. The players resent Maguire's drill-sergeant tactics, and when Maguire falls in love with the pretty, new owner of the team Kathryn Baker, the players use this as an excuse to circulate a petition demanding Maguire's ouster. The manager changes their minds with a speech about how they owe the fans their best effort 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
- Robert Homans as Mr. Collins
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Collins
See also
References
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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