The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Lloyd BaconDirector
- Valentine DaviesScreenplay
- Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ray MillandVernon Simpson
- Jean PetersDeborah Greenleaf
- Paul DouglasMonk Lanigan
- Ed BegleyEdgar Stone
- Ted de CorsiaJimmy Dolan
- Ray CollinsAlfred Greenleaf
- Jessie Royce LandisMrs. Greenleaf
- Alan Hale Jr.Schmidt
- Kathleen HughesSarah (uncredited)
- Mae MarshGreenleaf's Maid (uncredited)
- Debra PagetAlice (uncredited)
- Ray TealMac (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
baseballscientist