Movie: Local Boy Makes Good

Top 10 Billed Cast

Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown

John Augustus Miller

Dorothy Lee
Dorothy Lee

Julia Winters

Ruth Hall
Ruth Hall

Marjorie Blake

Edward Woods
Edward Woods

Spike Hoyt

Edward Nugent
Edward Nugent

Wally Pierce

Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler

Doc

John Harrington
John Harrington

Coach Jackson

William Burress
William Burress

Colonel Small

Curtis Benton
Curtis Benton

Announcer at Track Meet

Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne

Maid

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1931-11-27

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

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

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    English
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