It Happened in Flatbush (1942)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Ray McCarey

Writers:

Harold Buchman (writer)
Lee Loeb (writer)

Release Date:

28 May 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Brooklyn | Pinch Hitter | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Lloyd Nolan	...	Frank 'Butterfingers' Maguire
Carole Landis	...	Kathryn Baker
Sara Allgood	...	Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy
William Frawley	...	Sam Sloan
Robert Armstrong	...	Danny Mitchell (reporter)
Jane Darwell	...	Mrs. Maguire
George Holmes	...	Roy (Collins) Anderson
Scotty Beckett	...	Squint
Joseph Allen	...	Walter Rogers (as Joe Allen Jr.)
James Burke	...	Umpire Shaunnessy
Roger Imhof	...	Mr. Maguire
Matt McHugh	...	O'Doul
LeRoy Mason	...	J.C. Scott, Catcher
Pat Flaherty	...	Pat O'Hara, Pitcher
Dale Van Sickel	...	Stevenson, First Baseman
John Burger	...	Jim Harding, Outfielder
Jed Prouty	...	The Judge
Robert Homans	...	Mr. Collins
Mary Gordon	...	Mrs. Collins
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Aldrich	...	Burly Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Hal Berger	...	Announcer (uncredited)
Vivian Blaine	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jack Chefe	...	Jacques, Waiter (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford	...	Ruth, Mrs. McAvoy's Secretary (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin	...	Team Trainer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado	...	Paul - Pegasus Club Maitre d' (uncredited)
Jack Daley	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Mike Donovan	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jay Eaton	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Fanning	...	Cop (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Gargan	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Bud Geary	...	Blind Man (uncredited)
Harrison Greene	...	Stout Man (uncredited)
Kit Guard	...	Irate Fan in Stands / Team Supporter at Frank's (uncredited)
William Halligan	...	Toastmaster (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	Baseball Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
George Hickman	...	Joe - Newsboy (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane	...	Team Co-Owner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr	...	Newspaper Truck Delivery Man (uncredited)
Sidney Kibrick	...	Kid Running Down Sidewalk (uncredited)
George Magrill	...	Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Cy Malis	...	(uncredited)
Mae Marsh	...	Aunt Mae, Team Co-Owner (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Pat O'Shea	...	(uncredited)
Alex Pollard	...	Butler (uncredited)
Isabel Randolph	...	Miss Esther Evans, Team Co-Owner (uncredited)
Dick Rich	...	Leo, the Cop (uncredited)
Cyril Ring	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Christian Rub	...	Pop Schlumbom (uncredited)
Syd Saylor	...	Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Blue Washington	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Larry Wheat	...	Elderly Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Ray McCarey

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Harold Buchman		writer
Lee Loeb		writer

Produced by
Walter Morosco	....	producer

Cinematography by
Charles G. Clarke

Film Editing by
J. Watson Webb Jr.

Art Direction by
Lewis H. Creber		(as Lewis Creber)
Richard Day

Set Decoration by
Thomas Little

Costume Design by
Herschel McCoy		(as Herschel)

Sound Department
Joseph E. Aiken	....	sound
Harry M. Leonard	....	sound

Music Department
Emil Newman	....	musical director

Other crew
Johnny Butler	....	technical advisor

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1942) (USA) (theatrical)
• Forgotten Hollywood (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Forgotten Hollywood (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Teakwood Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Vivian Blaine's first feature film.

Soundtrack:

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

The Dodgers and the Loons

Those of us who grew up with, and loved, the Brooklyn Dodgers had gotten a smile and a kick out of this film. Does anyone know if it is available anywhere? Would love to turn back the clock and enjoy this one over again. Great film - hell no! But so much of the Brooklyn spirit....and great dialogue poking fun at non-Brooklynites.Lloyd Nolan, of course, was fine in his role as manager of the team, and the much maligned but beautiful and actually quite talented Carole Landis is a wonderful woman to have around. Then there is the wonderful Sara Allgood...... No, Ray McCarey didn't have the chance to reach the career status of his brother, Leo, but Ray's films are devoid of the sentimental mash that his brother offered. Has anyone actually been able to watch Going My Way anymore? Impossible (even with the joy of seeing Rise Stevens).