Comedy · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 12m

Elmer, the Great

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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Joe E. Brown as Elmer Kane Patricia Ellis as Nellie Poole Frank McHugh as Healy High-Hips Claire Dodd as Evelyn Preston Foster as Walker Russell Hopton as Whitey
Crew
Arthur L. Todd — Director of Photography Thomas Pratt — Editor Thomas J. Geraghty — Screenplay George M. Cohan — Writer Ring Lardner — Writer Orry-Kelly — Costume Design
Tagline

A pennant Winning Panic About Base ball and Blondes!

Synopsis

Baseball star Elmer Kane leaves the little town of Gentryville, Indiana, to join the Chicago Cubs, where his naivete and arrogance soon put his relationship and career into jeopardy.

Mood & Themes
gamblingbaseballchicago cubs
Key Collaborators
Mervyn LeRoy Director Arthur L. Todd Director of Photography Thomas Pratt Editor Thomas J. Geraghty Screenplay George M. Cohan Writer Ring Lardner Writer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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