''It Happened in Flatbush'' is a 1942 American

sports film A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the s ...

directed by

Ray McCarey Raymond Benedict McCarey (September 6, 1904 – December 1, 1948) was an American film director, brother of director Leo McCarey. Biography McCarey began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and La ...

and starring Lloyd Nolan,

Carole Landis Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 ...

and

Sara Allgood Sarah Ellen Allgood (30 October 1880 – 13 September 1950), known as Sara Allgood, was an Irish-American actress. She first studied drama with the Irish nationalist Daughters of Ireland and was at the opening of the Irish National Theatre Soc ...

. 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 summary

Frank Maguire ( Lloyd Nolan) 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.

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Bibliography

* Fleming, E.J. ''Carole Landis: A Tragic Life in Hollywood''. McFarland, 2005.

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* * * * 1942 films 20th Century Fox films American baseball films American black-and-white films American sports comedy films Films directed by Ray McCarey Films set in Brooklyn 1940s sports comedy films 1942 comedy films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{sport-film-stub

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