Elmer, the Great
A pennant Winning Panic About Base ball and Blondes!
1933 | 72m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | Thomas J. Geraghty, Ring Lardner, George M. Cohan |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 29, 1933 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Thomas J. Geraghty, Ring Lardner, George M. Cohan |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | gambling, chicago cubs |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joe E. Brown | Elmer Kane |
| Patricia Ellis | Nellie Poole |
| Frank McHugh | Healy High-Hips |
| Claire Dodd | Evelyn |
| Preston Foster | Walker |
| Russell Hopton | Whitey |
| Sterling Holloway | Nick Kane |
| Jane Wyman | Game spectator (uncredited) |
| Emma Dunn | Mrs. Kane |
| Charles C. Wilson | Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson) |
| Charles Delaney | Johnny Abbott |
| Berton Churchill | Colonel Moffitt |
| J. Carrol Naish | Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish) |
| Gene Morgan | Noonan |
| Maurice Black | Dice Dealer (uncredited) |
| Don Brodie | Casino Employee (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | Cubs Player (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Crane | Gentryville Journal reporter (uncredited) |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Stillman (uncredited) |
| Gale Gordon | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Harrison Greene | Game Spectator (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Casino Employee (uncredited) |
| Gus Leonard | Nosey Townsman (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Game Spectator (uncredited) |
| Walter Miller | Captain Sutton (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Neal | Ben - Coachman (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Game Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jessie Ralph | Sarah Crosby (uncredited) |
| Donna Mae Roberts | Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
| Fred Santley | Series Game Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Harry Semels | Waiter (uncredited) |
| John Sheehan | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Radio Technician (uncredited) |
| Guy Usher | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Skinny Gambler (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thomas J. Geraghty | Screenplay |
| Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Al Alleborn | Assistant Director |
| Arthur L. Todd | Director of Photography |
| Thomas Pratt | Editor |
| Maxwell Arnow | Casting Director |
| William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |
| Ring Lardner | Writer |
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| George M. Cohan | Writer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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