Romance ·Comedy ·Music · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 8m

Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good poster
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
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 Wade Boteler as Doc
Crew
Sol Polito — Director of Photography Jack Killifer — Editor Earl Luick — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
secret loveshynessnerdcollege
Key Collaborators
Mervyn LeRoy Director Sol Polito Director of Photography Jack Killifer Editor Earl Luick Costume Design
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