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Elmer, the Great

  • 19331933
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 12m
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6.0/10
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Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis in Elmer, the Great (1933)
ComedyFamilyRomance
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 de... Read allCountry 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 with gamblers and crooked pitchers.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 with gamblers and crooked pitchers.
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    • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Ring Lardner(based on a play by)
    • George M. Cohan(based on a play by)
    • Thomas J. Geraghty(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Joe E. Brown
    • Patricia Ellis
    • Frank McHugh
    • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Ring Lardner(based on a play by)
    • George M. Cohan(based on a play by)
    • Thomas J. Geraghty(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Joe E. Brown
    • Patricia Ellis
    • Frank McHugh
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown
    • Elmer Kane
    Patricia Ellis
    Patricia Ellis
    • Nellie Poole
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • Healy High-Hips
    Claire Dodd
    Claire Dodd
    • Evelyn Corey
    Preston Foster
    Preston Foster
    • Dave Walker
    • (as Preston S. Foster)
    Russell Hopton
    Russell Hopton
    • Whitey
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Nick Kane
    • (as Sterling Halloway)
    Emma Dunn
    Emma Dunn
    • Mrs. Kane
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • Mr. Wade
    • (as Charles Wilson)
    Charles Delaney
    Charles Delaney
    • Johnny Abbott
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Colonel Moffitt
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Jerry
    • (as J. Carroll Naish)
    Gene Morgan
    Gene Morgan
    • Noonan
    Maurice Black
    Maurice Black
    • Dice Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Casino Employee
    • (uncredited)
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Cubs Player
    • (uncredited)
    Phyllis Crane
    Phyllis Crane
    • Gentryville Journal reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Stillman
    • (uncredited)
      • Mervyn LeRoy
      • Ring Lardner(based on a play by)
      • George M. Cohan(based on a play by)
      • Thomas J. Geraghty(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 5, 1936 with Joe E. Brown reprising his film role.
    • Goofs
      Under the rules of baseball, once a player has been removed from the game, he cannot re-enter it.
    • Quotes

      Elmer Kane: Warm up? Hell, I ain't been cool since February!

    • Connections
      Followed by Alibi Ike (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      Take Me Out to the Ball Game
      (1908) (uncredited)

      Music by Albert von Tilzer

      Played during the opening credits and often in the score

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    4/10
    Warm up? Hell, I ain't been cool since February!
    Let's see, a near-insufferable Joe. E. Brown bets $5,000 on his Cubbies and doublecrosses some gamblers. Hmmm... sounds familiar. One of the amazing things about this movie and Brown's own ALIBI IKE (1935) is that they have basically identical plot elements (an obnoxiously likable player vs. gamblers) AND focus on the Chicago Cubs (prominently featured against the NY Yankees). You can never fault Warner's for any inability to squeeze the last buffalo nickel out of plot formula. The final game-in-the-rain sequence is ingeniously edited and if you think about it, you can sense the director's frustration at intercutting his scenes with an actual big-league ball game. Patricia Ellis looks terrific and it's hard to believe she's barely 17 here. Joe E. Brown can be an acquired taste--- a face of a bulldog crossed with a catcher's mit, he can overplay the obnoxious bit to the hilt or act unbelievably dumb, often simultaneously. But also keep in mind that he was over 40 when this movie was shot and the guy kept himself in incredible shape. He's ripped. It's too bad that Brown would ultimately shoot himself in the professional foot by leaving Warner's for the cheapskate producer David L. Lowe's RKO deal and his career would nose dive... a move that he would later call the greatest mistake of his life. Watch this and count all the modern day suspensions Elmer racks up... He's a 1933 Pete Rose.
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1933 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • 1 hour 12 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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