Local Boy Makes Good (1931)

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Local Boy Makes Good on IMDb 6.4/10 148 votes

Released:
1931-11-27

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.

Director:
Mervyn LeRoy

Runtime:
1h 8min

Genre:
Romance, Comedy, Music

  • Cast:
  • Joe E. Brown
    as
    John Augustus Miller
  • Dorothy Lee
    as
    Julia Winters
  • Ruth Hall
    as
    Marjorie Blake
  • Edward Woods
    as
    Spike Hoyt
  • Edward Nugent
    as
    Wally Pierce