Elmer, the Great!

Joe E. Brown scores laughter and hits a grand slam in the baseball comedy Elmer, the Great, based on a play by Ring Lardner and George M. Cohan.

He's the pride of Gentryville, Indiana: small town slugger Elmer Kane (Brown). King of batters, celebrated for his ego, appetite and game-winning home runs.

When the Chicago Cubs attempt to sign him to a contract, Elmer refuses if it means leaving Nellie (Patricia Ellis), the woman he loves. To try and push him from the nest, Nellie pretends to spurn him, and a forlorn Elmer packs his bat and heads to the Windy City. Taking Chicago by storm, Elmer leads the Cubs to the pennant. But when gamblers try to get him to throw the Series, Elmer must find a way to outsmart the crooks if he’s to win both his girl and the games.