

Local Boy Makes Good
Napoleon of nonsense, Gulliver of glee, hijacker of the blues, king of komics, he-man of hilarity, foremost funster of them all.
6.84 votes on TMDB1931Movie1h 8m
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.
Cast

Joe E. Brown
John Augustus Miller

Dorothy Lee
Julia Winters

Ruth Hall
Marjorie Blake

Edward Woods
Spike Hoyt

Edward Nugent
Wally Pierce

Wade Boteler
Doc

John Harrington
Coach Jackson

William Burress
Colonel Small

Curtis Benton
Announcer at Track Meet

Maude Eburne
Maid

Edward Hearn
Relay Caller

Allan Lane
Runner with a Bad Knee
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