Local Boy Makes Good
Napoleon of nonsense, Gulliver of glee, hijacker of the blues, king of komics, he-man of hilarity, foremost funster of them all.
Starring: Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Hall, Edward Woods, Edward Nugent
Writer: Robert Lord, Ray Enright, Raymond Griffith, J.C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent
November 27, 1931
6.0 / 10
Mervyn LeRoy
First National Pictures
Overview
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.