Small Town Boy - DVD
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Hollywood's greatest portrayer of country bumpkins, Stuart Erwin, excels in this comic gem about a yokel whose belief that "Honesty is the best policy" helps him survive through thick and thin - a domineering mother and terrifying boss. At curbside in his bucolic home town of Fairview, meek insurance salesman Henry Armstrong finds a $1,000 bill. With this life-changing amount of money, he now sees himself as a man of some consequence, a
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- GenreComedyDescriptionHollywood's greatest portrayer of country bumpkins, Stuart Erwin, excels in this comic gem about a yokel whose belief that "Honesty is the best policy" helps him survive through thick and thin - a domineering mother and terrifying boss. At curbside in his bucolic home town of Fairview, meek insurance salesman Henry Armstrong finds a $1,000 bill. With this life-changing amount of money, he now sees himself as a man of some consequence, aTitleSmall Town Boy - DVDFormatDVDMPAA RatingNRStudioAlpha Video
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