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    Local Boy Makes Good
    Local Boy Makes Good
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    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

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    Dorothy Lee

    Dorothy Lee

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    Ruth Hall

    Ruth Hall

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    Edward Woods

    Edward Woods

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    Edward Nugent

    Edward Nugent

    Wally Pierce

    Wade Boteler

    Wade Boteler

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    John Harrington

    Coach Jackson

    William Burress

    William Burress

    Colonel Small

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    Curtis Benton

    Announcer at Track Meet

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    Maude Eburne

    Maid

    Edward Hearn

    Edward Hearn

    Relay Caller

    Allan Lane

    Allan Lane

    Runner with a Bad Knee

    Lee Phelps

    Lee Phelps

    Assistant Coach

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    Adaptation

    Raymond Griffith

    Raymond Griffith

    Adaptation

    Ray Enright

    Ray Enright

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    Mervyn LeRoy

    Mervyn LeRoy

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    Sol Polito

    Director of Photography

    Jack Okey

    Art Direction

    Jack Killifer

    Editor

    Earl Luick

    Costume Design

    J.C. Nugent

    J.C. Nugent

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    Elliott Nugent

    Elliott Nugent

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