Local Boy Makes Good
6.1
“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
13 people
Joe E. Brown
John Augustus Miller
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Comedy of Terrors
Dorothy Lee
Julia Winters
Also in
Hook, Line and Sinker
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Ruth Hall
Marjorie Blake
Known for
Monkey Business
Edward Woods
Spike Hoyt
Known for
The Public Enemy
Edward Nugent
Wally Pierce
Known for
42nd Street
Night Nurse
Wade Boteler
Doc
Also in
The Mandarin Mystery
Bird of Paradise
John Harrington
Coach Jackson
Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty
William Burress
Colonel Small
Also in
Blonde Crazy
The Little Colonel
Curtis Benton
Announcer at Track Meet
Known for
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Maude Eburne
Maid
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Vampire Bat
Edward Hearn
Relay Caller
Also in
Eleanor's Catch
The Sign of the Claw
Allan Lane
Runner with a Bad Knee
Known for
Mister Ed
Mervyn LeRoy Director · Elliott Nugent Author J.C. Nugent Author
Worldwide gross $643K · Budget $310K · United States release November 27, 1931
Box office
Budget
$310,000
Worldwide gross
$643,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
First National Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 27, 1931
Theatrical
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