Elmer R. Raguse (May 9, 1901 – March 2, 1972) was an American sound engineer mostly associated with the Hal Roach Studios.
He was nominated for eight Academy Awards in the categories Best Sound Recording and Best Effects.
Editor Richard Currier said, "In pictures, if you can't get an effect one way, you figure out another way of getting it.
He wanted to record a gunshot on a project Raguse was involved in, but he refused on the grounds that it would break the light valve.
Raguse confirmed it would be twenty cents, so Currier fired the gun in defiance.