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Fast Company (1929 film)

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'Fast Company' is a 1929 American Pre-Code sports comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Jack Oakie and Evelyn Brent. It is based upon the play 'Elmer the Great' by George M. Cohan and Ring Lardner. According to the Internet Movie Database, the UCLA Film and Television Archive has reels 1, 2, and 3 of this film, with reel 4 having disintegrated in 1990.

Plot



Egomaniacal baseball slugger Elmer Kane is not only good, he enjoys telling everybody how good he is. A professional scout, Bert Wade, takes an interest in Elmer, who in turn takes an interest in Evelyn Corey, an attractive actress.

Wade cons the ballplayer into thinking the actress is falling for him, which inspires a home run from Elmer to win the big game.

Cast



* Evelyn Brent as Evelyn Corey

* Jack Oakie as Elmer Kane

* Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Bert Wade

* Sam Hardy as Dave Walker

* Arthur Housman as Barney Barlow

* Gwen Lee as Rosie La Clerq

* Chester Conklin as C. of C. President

* E. H. Calvert as Platt

* Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Kane

* Bert Rome as Hank Gordon

See also



* List of partially lost films

References




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