Local Boy Makes Good

Nov 27, 1931

1h 8m

★ 6.0

Napoleon of nonsense, Gulliver of glee, hijacker of the blues, king of komics, he-man of hilarity, foremost funster of them all.

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

First National Pictures

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Cast

John Augustus Miller

Joe E. Brown

Julia Winters

Dorothy Lee

Marjorie Blake

Ruth Hall

Spike Hoyt

Edward Woods

Wally Pierce

Edward Nugent

Doc

Wade Boteler

Coach Jackson

John Harrington

Colonel Small

William Burress

Announcer at Track Meet

Curtis Benton

Maid

Maude Eburne

Relay Caller

Edward Hearn

Runner with a Bad Knee

Allan Lane

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