Local Boy Makes Good
1931, English. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- Joe E. BrownJohn Augustus Miller
- Dorothy LeeJulia Winters
- Ruth HallMarjorie Blake
- Edward WoodsSpike Hoyt
- Edward NugentWally Pierce
- Wade BotelerDoc
- John HarringtonCoach Jackson
- William BurressColonel Small
- Curtis BentonAnnouncer at Track Meet
- Maude EburneMaid
- Edward HearnRelay Caller
- Allan LaneRunner with a Bad Knee
Details
- Released
- 27 November 1931
- Country
- United States of America
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Local Boy Makes Good runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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Local Boy Makes Good is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Local Boy Makes Good isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1931. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Local Boy Makes Good?
Local Boy Makes Good (1931) was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and stars Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Hall.