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.
Is it worth your time? If you like old-fashioned, fast-talking comedies from the thirties, yeah, give this a spin. If you need a movie that isn't basically a 90-minute setup for one man's wide-mouth grin, stay away. Joe E. Brown is either the funniest thing you've ever seen or he's going to drive you absolutely up the ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Mervyn LeRoy
Lloyd Ingraham
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-fashioned, fast-talking comedies from the thirties, yeah, give this a spin. If you need a movie that isn't basically a 90-minute setup for one man's wide-mouth grin, stay away. Joe E. Brown is either the funniest thing you've ever seen or he's going to drive you absolutely up the wall by the second inning. There is no middle ground here. ⚾ The whole thing hangs on Elmer Kane, a guy from the sticks who walks into the Chicago Cubs clubhouse like he owns the ..."
Douglass Dumbrille
Thomas J. Geraghty, Ring Lardner, George M. Cohan
United States
