A Bit More of "It Happens Every Spring"

                                            

For just a little more of the 1949 movie "It Happens Every Spring," we retro-tune into the April 14, 1950 broadcast of "Screen Directors Playhouse" for this radio adaptation starring Ray Milland:

If you've seen the movie, you'll notice that this is not a strict adaptation of the move, but it's a fun show on its own!

It's fun to hear Ray Milland from the movie and I think radio actor Frank Nelson (best known as the guy who would always say "Yeeeessssss?" on the Jack Benny program before giving Jack a hard time) is a riot in the would-be father-in-law role!

Left to right: Ray Milland, Paul Douglas and Ted de Corsia

The most intriguing bit of casting, however, is Ted de Corsia as Monk, the role played by Paul Douglas in the movie. That's because Ted was in the movie, but he played Jimmy Dolan the manager, who is played here by Parley Baer!

Announcer Jimmy Wallington mentions that director Lloyd Bacon's current movie is Columbia's "Kill the Umpire," which leads us to...