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Elmer, the Great
Elmer, the Great
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  2. Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

1933
1h 12m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1933

Runtime

1h 12m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

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Storyline

"A pennant Winning Panic About Base ball and Blondes!"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Apr 29, 1933
Languages
English
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Production
First National Pictures
First National Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
The Vitaphone Corporation
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

36 Cast Members

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Elmer Kane

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

Nellie Poole

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Healy High-Hips

Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd

Evelyn

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Walker

Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Whitey

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Nick Kane

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Game spectator (uncredited)

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Mrs. Kane

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)

Charles Delaney

Charles Delaney

Johnny Abbott

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Colonel Moffitt

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Noonan

Maurice Black

Maurice Black

Dice Dealer (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Casino Employee (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Cubs Player (uncredited)

Phyllis Crane

Phyllis Crane

Gentryville Journal reporter (uncredited)

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Stillman (uncredited)

Gale Gordon

Gale Gordon

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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