"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."
Joe E. Brown
as Elmer Kane
Patricia Ellis
as Nellie Poole
Frank McHugh
as Healy High-Hips
Claire Dodd
as Evelyn
Preston Foster
as Walker
Russell Hopton
as Whitey
Sterling Holloway
as Nick Kane
Jane Wyman
as Game spectator (uncredited)
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Kane
Charles C. Wilson
as Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
Charles Delaney
as Johnny Abbott
Berton Churchill
as Colonel Moffitt
J. Carrol Naish
as Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
Gene Morgan
as Noonan
Maurice Black
as Dice Dealer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Casino Employee (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Cubs Player (uncredited)
Phyllis Crane
as Gentryville Journal reporter (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
as Stillman (uncredited)
Gale Gordon
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
as Game Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Gus Leonard
as Nosey Townsman (uncredited)
George Magrill
Walter Miller
as Captain Sutton (uncredited)
Lloyd Neal
as Ben - Coachman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Jessie Ralph
as Sarah Crosby (uncredited)
Donna Mae Roberts
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Fred Santley
as Series Game Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Harry Semels
as Waiter (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as Bartender (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Radio Technician (uncredited)
Guy Usher
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Leo White
as Skinny Gambler (uncredited)
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Thomas J. Geraghty
Screenplay
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
Al Alleborn
Assistant Director
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Arthur L. Todd
Director of Photography
Thomas Pratt
Editor
Ring Lardner
Writer
George M. Cohan
Maxwell Arnow
Casting Director
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant