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Elmer, the Great

43 %|Apr 29, 1933|Comedy

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. As always, Elmer is the king of batters and he wins game after game. When Nellie comes to see Elmer in Chicago, she sees him kissing Evelyn and she wants nothing to do with him anymore. So Healy takes him to a gambling club, where Elmer does not know that the chips are money. He finds that he owes the gamblers $5000 and they make him sign a note for it. Sad at losing Nellie, mad at his teammates and in debt to the gamblers, Elmer disappears as the Cubs are in the deciding game for the Series.

Featured Crew

Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Thomas J. Geraghty
Screenplay
Arthur L. Todd
Director of Photography
Thomas Pratt
Editor
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Al Alleborn
Assistant Director
Maxwell Arnow
Casting Director

Cast

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Joe E. Brown
Elmer Kane
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Patricia Ellis
Nellie Poole
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Frank McHugh
Healy High-Hips
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Jane Wyman
Game spectator (uncredited)
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Emma Dunn
Mrs. Kane
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Charles C. Wilson
Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
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Charles Delaney
Johnny Abbott
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Berton Churchill
Colonel Moffitt
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J. Carrol Naish
Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
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Maurice Black
Dice Dealer (uncredited)
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Don Brodie
Casino Employee (uncredited)
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George Chandler
Cubs Player (uncredited)
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Phyllis Crane
Gentryville Journal reporter (uncredited)
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Douglass Dumbrille
Stillman (uncredited)
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Gale Gordon
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Harrison Greene
Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Mike Lally
Casino Employee (uncredited)
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Gus Leonard
Nosey Townsman (uncredited)
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George Magrill
Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Walter Miller
Captain Sutton (uncredited)
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Lloyd Neal
Ben - Coachman (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor
Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Jessie Ralph
Sarah Crosby (uncredited)
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Donna Mae Roberts
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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Fred Santley
Series Game Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Harry Semels
Waiter (uncredited)
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John Sheehan
Bartender (uncredited)
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Charles Sherlock
Radio Technician (uncredited)
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Guy Usher
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Leo White
Skinny Gambler (uncredited)