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.
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Joe E. Brown
John Augustus Miller
Dorothy Lee
Julia Winters
Ruth Hall
Marjorie Blake
Edward Woods
Spike Hoyt
Edward Nugent
Wally Pierce
Wade Boteler
Doc
John Harrington
Coach Jackson
William Burress
Colonel Small
Curtis Benton
Announcer at Track Meet
Maude Eburne
Maid
Edward Hearn
Relay Caller
Allan Lane
Runner with a Bad Knee
Lee Phelps
Assistant Coach
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