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.
Cast
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)
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