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.
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.
- Year: 1931
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Romance, Comedy, Music
- Studio: First National Pictures
- Keyword: secret love, shyness, nerd, college
- Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- Cast: Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Hall, Edward Woods, Edward Nugent, Wade Boteler
