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Elmer, the Great

"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.

Top Cast

  • 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

Overview

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.

Rating

5.1 / 10
9 Reviews
1 Popular

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