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Fast Company (1929 film)

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Fast Company
Directed byA. Edward Sutherland
Written byWalton Butterfield
Patrick Kearney
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Florence Ryerson
Based onElmer The Great
1928 play
by George M. Cohan
Ring Lardner
StarringJack Oakie
Evelyn Brent
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
Edited byJane Loring
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • September 14, 1929 (1929-09-14)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fast Company is a 1929 American Pre-Code sports comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Jack Oakie and Evelyn Brent.[1] It is based upon the 1928 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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2012). "Fast Company". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
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