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Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good (1931)

1h 8m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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

Studio: First National Pictures

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Music

Video: 720p

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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

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

as Doc