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Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 27, 1931

Runtime

1h 8m

Genres

Romance, Comedy, Music

User Score

60%

Original Title

Local Boy Makes Good

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Description

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.