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Fast Company
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 6863 feet / 70 minutes
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland + [Edwin H. Knopf]

Cast: Evelyn Brent [Evelyn Corey], Jack Oakie [Elmer Kane], Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher [Bert Wade], Sam Hardy [Dave Walker], Arthur Housman [Barney Barlow], Gwen Lee [Rosie La Clerq], Chester Conklin [the chamber of commerce president], E.H. Calvert [Platt], Eugenie Besserer [Mrs. Kane], Bert Rome [Hank Gordon], Irish Meusel [himself], Arnold ‘Jigger’ Statz [himself], Truck Hannah [himself], Gus Sanberg [himself], Ivan Olson [himself], Wally Rehg [himself], Jack Adams [himself], George Boehler [himself], Howard Burkett [himself], Red Rollings [himself], Frank Greene [himself], Lez Smith [himself]

Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Florence Ryerson, Patrick Kearney and Walton Butterfield, with dialogue by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, from the adaptation by Patrick Kearney and Walton Butterfield of the play Elmer the Great by Ring Lardner and George M. Cohan. Song “You Want Lovin’, I Want Love” by San Coslow (music and lyrics). Cinematography by Edward Cronjager. Sound recording engineer, Eugene Merritt. Film editor, Jane Loring. / © 13 September 1929 by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation [LP683]. Released 14 September 1929. / [?] Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format and/or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / The film was released in the USA in a silent version in [?] seven? reels (at 6459 feet) by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation in 1929. / Full-sound film.

Comedy: Romance.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Actors - Gambling: Gamblers - Sports: Baseball: Teams (New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates), World Series

Listing updated: 4 January 2010.

References: Edelman-Baseball pp. 160-161, 205-206 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

 
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