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Local Boy Makes Good
Napoleon of nonsense, Gulliver of glee, hijacker of the blues, king of komics, he-man of hilarity, foremost funster of them all.
John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day, one of his letters gets accidentally mailed and Julia receives it. When the letter says that he is a fraternity man and a big track star, Julia rushes right over to see him. But John is neither and Spike, Julia's boyfriend, is a track star at a nearby College. John does not want to enter the track meet so Julia tries to use psychology on him. That and a good wrestling hold makes John timidly agree to enter the race, but Spike still scares him.
Cast
- Joe E. Brown as John Augustus Miller
- Dorothy Lee as Julia Winters
- Ruth Hall as Marjorie Blake
- Edward Woods as Spike Hoyt
- Edward Nugent as Wally Pierce
- Wade Boteler as Doc
- John Harrington as Coach Jackson
- William Burress as Colonel Small
- Curtis Benton as Announcer at Track Meet
- Maude Eburne as Maid
- Edward Hearn as Relay Caller
- Allan Lane as Runner with a Bad Knee
Details
- Director
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Released
- November 27, 1931
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Music
- Studio
- First National Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 from 4 votes
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