That's what gets Buster Keaton discovered in this petrified forest setting that turns his milquetoast character into another baseball playing Elmer. Following in the footsteps of Joe E. Brown who had earlier played Elmer the Great, Keaton really isn't funny here; it's more about the game than the farce, so I wouldn't call this one of his better efforts, at least comedy wise. Another example of stone faced comedy where it is the audience who sits there without expression. The only funny moment comes from the sudden replacement of the ball with a piece of fruit. I couldn't even see the most ardent of baseball fans enjoying this; it moves more like a game of golf.
Review of One Run Elmer
