"A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery."
Ray Milland
as Vernon Simpson
Jean Peters
as Deborah Greenleaf
Paul Douglas
as Monk Lanigan
Ed Begley
as Edgar Stone
Ted de Corsia
as Jimmy Dolan
Ray Collins
as Alfred Greenleaf
Jessie Royce Landis
as Mrs. Greenleaf
Alan Hale Jr.
as Schmidt
Kathleen Hughes
as Sarah (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited)
Debra Paget
as Alice (uncredited)
Ray Teal
as Mac (uncredited)
William Murphy
as Tommy Isbell
Robert Adler
as Reporter (uncredited)
Baird Allington
as Baseball Player (uncredited)
Ward Brant
John Butler
as Fan Visiting with Debbie (uncredited)
Johnny Calkins
as Boy Sitting Next to Debbie at Ballpark (uncredited)
Harry Carter
as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
as Team Doctor X-Raying King's Hand (uncredited)
Pat Combs
as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Al Eben
as Parker - Team Trainer (uncredited)
Gene Evans
as Batter Mueller (uncredited)
Sandra Gould
as Mabel on Telephone (voice) (uncredited)
William E. Green
as Prof. Joe Forsythe (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon
as St. Louis Broadcaster (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
as New York Broadcaster (uncredited)
Don Hicks
as Assistant to New York Announcer (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Jack Bell (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
as Miss Collins - Prof. Greenleaf's Secretary (uncredited)
Joseph R. Liscio
as Trainer (uncredited)
Lee MacGregor
as Student (uncredited)
John McKee
George Melford
as Conductor (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell
as Sweeper Outside Carob Hotel (uncredited)
as Alice - College Co-ed (uncredited)
Robert Patten
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
as Umpire (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
as Professor (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
as Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson
as Stadium Policeman (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Man in Train Station (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Jane Van Duser
as Miss Mengalstein - Dolan's Secretary (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Robert B. Williams
Charles Flynn
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Valentine Davies
Story
Shirley W. Smith
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
Bonnie Cashin
Costume Design
Bruce B. Pierce
Editor
William Perlberg
Producer
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Screenplay
J. Russell Spencer
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Eugene Grossman
Sound
Allan Snyder
Charles Hall
Production Manager
Jasper Blystone
Assistant Director
Irene Brooks
Hairstylist
Lillian Ugrin
Harry M. Leonard