Local Boy Makes Good (1931)

11/27/1931 (US) • 1h 8m

Romance, Comedy, Music

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.

Top Billed Cast

Joe E. Brown

John Augustus Miller

Dorothy Lee

Julia Winters

Ruth Hall

Marjorie Blake

Edward Woods

Spike Hoyt

Edward Nugent

Wally Pierce

John Harrington

Coach Jackson

William Burress

Colonel Small

Curtis Benton

Announcer at Track Meet


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

secret love

shyness

nerd

college

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