Elmer, the Great (1933)
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.
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Writer:
Thomas J. Geraghty
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Joe E. Brown as Elmer Kane |
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Patricia Ellis as Nellie Poole |
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Frank McHugh as Healy High-Hips |
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Claire Dodd as Evelyn |
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Preston Foster as Walker |
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Russell Hopton as Whitey |
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Sterling Holloway as Nick Kane |
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Jane Wyman as Game spectator (uncredited) |
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Emma Dunn as Mrs. Kane |
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Charles C. Wilson as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson) |
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Charles Delaney as Johnny Abbott |
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Berton Churchill as Colonel Moffitt |
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J. Carrol Naish as Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish) |
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Gene Morgan as Noonan |
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Maurice Black as Dice Dealer (uncredited) |
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Don Brodie as Casino Employee (uncredited) |
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George Chandler as Cubs Player (uncredited) |
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Phyllis Crane as Gentryville Journal reporter (uncredited) |
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Douglass Dumbrille as Stillman (uncredited) |
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Gale Gordon as Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Harrison Greene as Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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Paul Kruger as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Casino Employee (uncredited) |
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Gus Leonard as Nosey Townsman (uncredited) |
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George Magrill as Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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Walter Miller as Captain Sutton (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Neal as Ben - Coachman (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Game Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jessie Ralph as Sarah Crosby (uncredited) |
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Donna Mae Roberts as Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
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Fred Santley as Series Game Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Harry Semels as Waiter (uncredited) |
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John Sheehan as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Radio Technician (uncredited) |
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Guy Usher as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Leo White as Skinny Gambler (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | Thomas J. Geraghty | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Directing | Al Alleborn | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Thomas Pratt | Editor |
| Camera | Arthur L. Todd | Director of Photography |
| Writing | George M. Cohan | Writer |
| Writing | Ring Lardner | Writer |
| Production | Maxwell Arnow | Casting Director |
| Production | William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |