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Local Boy Makes Good

1931 · Mervyn LeRoy · 68 min

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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.

Joe E. BrownJohn Augustus MillerDorothy LeeJulia WintersRuth HallMarjorie BlakeEdward WoodsSpike HoytEdward NugentWally PierceWade BotelerDocJohn HarringtonCoach JacksonWilliam BurressColonel SmallCurtis BentonAnnouncer at Track MeetMaude EburneMaidEdward HearnRelay CallerAllan LaneRunner with a Bad KneeLee PhelpsAssistant Coach

Cast

Joe E. BrownJohn Augustus MillerDorothy LeeJulia WintersRuth HallMarjorie BlakeEdward WoodsSpike HoytEdward NugentWally PierceWade BotelerDocJohn HarringtonCoach JacksonWilliam BurressColonel SmallCurtis BentonAnnouncer at Track MeetMaude EburneMaidEdward HearnRelay CallerAllan LaneRunner with a Bad KneeLee PhelpsAssistant Coach

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