It Happened in Flatbush
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.
| It Happened in Flatbush | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ray McCarey |
| Produced by | Walter Morosco |
| Written by | Harold Buchman Lee Loeb |
| Starring | Lloyd Nolan Carole Landis Sara Allgood |
| Music by | David Buttolph Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | May 28, 1942 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film's sets were designed by Lewis Creber and Richard Day.
Plot summary
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
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 American Film Institute Catalog