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Elmer, the Great is a 1933 comedy film about a rookie ballplayer with the Chicago Cubs who faces practical jokes, gambling debts and a love triangle. Based on a play by Ring Lardner and George M. Cohan, the film stars Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis.
Elmer, the Great: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd. Country bumpkin Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs as the greatest hitter in baseball.
- (628)
- Comedy, Family, Romance
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1933-04-29
Elmer, the Great (1933) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A country hick bats his way to baseball stardom in this adaptation of a play by Ring Lardner and George M. Cohan. Watch the trailer, clips and read the synopsis and cast of Elmer the Great on Turner Classic Movies.
- Mervyn Leroy, Al Alborn
- Joe E. Brown
A comedy film about a country bumpkin who becomes a baseball star and faces gambling and romance troubles. Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs, but loses his love Nellie and gets into debt with crooked gamblers.
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.
- Comedy
Sep 11, 2023 · Country bumpkin Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs as the greatest hitter in baseball. His skill with a bat takes the team to the World Series, but on the way to the championship he has to deal ...
- 72 min
- 2.6K
- Hollywood Classic Movies