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Elmer, the Great
“A pennant Winning Panic About Base ball and Blondes!”
5.1 / 10• 1933• 1h 12m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Joe E. Brown
Elmer Kane
Lead
Patricia Ellis
Nellie Poole
Frank McHugh
Healy High-Hips
Claire Dodd
Evelyn
Preston Foster
Walker
Russell Hopton
Whitey
Sterling Holloway
Nick Kane
Jane Wyman
Game spectator (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elmer, the Great is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
