Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
Napoleon of nonsense, Gulliver of glee, hijacker of the blues, king of komics, he-man of hilarity, foremost funster of them all.
68 min
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
- November 27, 1931
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Joe E. Brown as John Augustus Miller
- Dorothy Lee as Julia Winters
- Ruth Hall as Marjorie Blake
- Edward Woods as Spike Hoyt
- Edward J. Nugent as Wally Pierce
- Wade Boteler as Doc
- John Harrington as Coach Jackson
- William Burress as Colonel Small
- Robert Bennett
- Curtis Benton as Announcer at Track Meet
Crew
- Mervyn LeRoy · Director
- J.C. Nugent · Writer
- Elliott Nugent · Writer
- Robert Lord · Writer
- Raymond Griffith · Writer
- Sol Polito · Cinematographer
- Jack Killifer · Editor