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Local Boy Makes Good

1931·Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

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Released
November 27, 1931
Runtime
1h 8m

About Local Boy Makes Good

  • Romance
  • Comedy
  • Music

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.

Director
  • Mervyn LeRoy
Writers
  • Raymond Griffith
  • Ray Enright
  • RLRobert Lord
  • Elliott Nugent
  • J.C. Nugent

Principal cast

In billing order
  • Joe E. BrownJohn Augustus Miller
  • Dorothy LeeJulia Winters
  • Ruth HallMarjorie Blake
  • Edward WoodsSpike Hoyt
  • Edward NugentWally Pierce
  • Wade BotelerDoc
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