Frank Wykoff and Joe E. Brown

In 1931 Olympic Champion, Frank Wykoff, was called upon by movie director, Mervin Leroy, to tutor actor -- Joey Brown, in sprinting techniques for the movie -- "Local Boy Makes Good."

"Local Boy Makes Good"

Frank Wykoff and Joe E. Brown clown around between scenes of movie ..."Local Boy Makes Good"

Frank Wykoff & Joe E. Brown

Movie - "LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD"

Behind the scenes --

On Your Mark ...

Left: Frank Wykoff tutors actor, Joe E. Brown in secret sprinting techniques

Frank Wykoff Joe E. Brown

Frank Wykoff

tutors

Joe E. Brown

on sprinting techniques

Movie - "LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD"

Behind the scenes --

Wykoff in jest

(?) attempted to recruit

Joe E. Brown

to double as

Frank Wykoff

at Upcoming

1932 Olympics

left to right:

Vic Williams,

Olive Hatch,

and Frank Wykoff

display the 1932 Olympic

Games Poster to

Mervin Leroy

(Director of Movie)

"Local Boy

Makes Good, "

and actor, Joe E. Brown

Movie - "LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD"

Behind the scenes --

Practicing sprinting secrets with the experts - Joe E. Brown races in opposite direction. Left to right: Frank Wykoff, Dick Barber, Joe E. Brown, and Vic Williams

Frank Wykoff Dick Barber Joe E. Brown Vic Williams

Dick Barber yells...

"Hey Joey,

you are running

in the wrong

direction, the

finish line is

this way ..."

Joey yells back...

"Maybe for you --

you live in reality,

I live in fantasy,

remember?"

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