| Fast Company | |
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| Directed by | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Written by | Walton Butterfield Patrick Kearney Joseph L. Mankiewicz Florence Ryerson |
| Based on | Elmer The Great 1928 play by George M. Cohan Ring Lardner |
| Starring | Jack Oakie Evelyn Brent |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | Jane Loring |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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.
The film features a theme song entitled "You Want Lovin' (But I Want Love)" which was composed by Sam Coslow, Larry Spier and Jack Osterman. Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled "I Want A Good Time Bad" which was composed by Sam Coslow. During the party sequence in the film, Sam Coslow plays both of the songs on the piano and sings them while being accompanied by the Paramount orchestra offscreen.