The Happy Years

Overview

Based on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperkink "Dink" Stover, a student at the Lawrenceville Prepatory School, in 1896, whose family, in Eastcester, New York, have just about given up on his education because he is an incorrigible student. He gets into one situation after another and incurs the dislike of his classmates, who think he is cowardly but he changes their opinion when he challenges several of them to a fight. When he returns home for the summer, he meets Miss Dolly Travers and increases his 'hatred of women' because she does not accept his schoolboy pranks. Back at school, in the fall, he is more difficult than ever until his philosophy is changed by a teacher.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 7, 1950

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Dean Stockwell,Darryl Hickman,Scotty Beckett,Leon Ames,Margalo Gillmore,Leo G. Carroll,Donn Gift,Danny Mummert,Elinor Donahue,George Chandlerand 13 more

Director

William A. Wellman

Writer

Harry Ruskin,Owen Johnson

Producer

Carey Wilson

Cinematography

Paul Vogel

Music

Leigh Harline

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0042542