Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
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.
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.

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Cast

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

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.


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

Details

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 27 November 1931

Country: US

Runtime: 68m

Company Credits

Company: First National Pictures

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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

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Relay Caller

Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Runner with a Bad Knee

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Assistant Coach

Directed By

Writing Credits

Raymond Griffith

Raymond Griffith

Adaptation

Ray Enright

Ray Enright

Adaptation

Robert Lord

Robert Lord

Adaptation

Elliott Nugent

Elliott Nugent

Theatre Play

J.C. Nugent

J.C. Nugent

Theatre Play

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Earl Luick

Earl Luick

Costume Design

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Sol Polito

Sol Polito

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jack Okey

Jack Okey

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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