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Elmer the Great

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Elmer Kane (Joe E. Brown) is an arrogant but gullible baseball player who must leave his Gentryville sweetheart, Nellie (Patricia Ellis), to join the Chicago Cubs. Once on board, his teammates take advantage of his gullibility with practical jokes, and the management hides the letters that come from Nellie. When she comes to Chicago to see him play the World Series, a series of misunderstandings and bad judgments threatens to ruin both his love life and career.

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Pare Lorentz Vanity Fair 06/14/2019
If anyone missed the other performances of Elmer they may be surprised to find Joe E. Brown actually playing straight in this one; a task seemingly impossible for Hollywood comedians, but one which adds a great deal to the pleasure of the audience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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James S 07/30/2024 90 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back. See more 03/13/2020 Funny, engrossing comedy with Joe E. Brown's actions and reactions the star of the show. Here, he is helped by Sterling Holloway, another rising star. Crowds clamored to see this movie in the midst of the depression, and it's a film that, with a few tweaks, would do well today. Joe E. Brown was a major star who would continue acting another thirty-some years in some of the most well known movies of our time. See more 02/01/2019 The best comedy movie ever made! See more 07/21/2013 Part of the Joe E. Brown "Baseball Trilogy." My favorite of the three. See more 04/20/2012 Not particularly interesting. Brown's voice grated on my last nerves. See more 04/15/2012 just can't see what all the fuss about joe e brown was about i think he sucks See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Joe E. Brown

Elmer Kane

Patricia Ellis

Nellie Poole

Claire Dodd

Evelyn Corey

Frank McHugh

Healy High-Hips

Preston Foster

Dave Walker
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Synopsis Elmer Kane (Joe E. Brown) is an arrogant but gullible baseball player who must leave his Gentryville sweetheart, Nellie (Patricia Ellis), to join the Chicago Cubs. Once on board, his teammates take advantage of his gullibility with practical jokes, and the management hides the letters that come from Nellie. When she comes to Chicago to see him play the World Series, a series of misunderstandings and bad judgments threatens to ruin both his love life and career.
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Screenwriter
Thomas J. Geraghty
Production Co
First National, The Vitaphone Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 14m