The Green Years (1946)An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way. Director:Victor Saville |
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127 min - 
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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Alexander Gow
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Tom Drake | ... |
Robert Shannon as a Young Man
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Beverly Tyler | ... |
Alison Keith as a Young Woman
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| Hume Cronyn | ... |
Papa Leckie
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Gladys Cooper | ... |
Grandma Leckie
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| Dean Stockwell | ... |
Robert Shannon as a Child
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Selena Royle | ... |
Mama Leckie
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| Jessica Tandy | ... |
Kate Leckie
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Richard Haydn | ... |
Jason Reid
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Andy Clyde | ... |
Saddler Boag
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| Norman Lloyd | ... |
Adam Leckie
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Robert North | ... |
Murdoch Leckie
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Wallace Ford | ... |
Jamie Nigg
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Eilene Janssen | ... |
Alison Keith as a Child
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Henry H. Daniels Jr. | ... |
Gavin Blair as Young Man
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Storyline
When young Robert Shannon is orphaned he leaves his home in Ireland and travels to Langford, Scotland, home of his maternal grandparents. Growing up in the home of his penny-pinching grandfather is made bearable by his doting but irresponsible great-grandfather, loving grandmother and kind aunt and uncle. After a rocky start in his new school Robbie adjusts and is befriended by Gavin and Allison, whom he grows to love as the years pass. As he matures into a young man Robbie's dreams turn to medicine and becoming a doctor. Supported by everyone in the family except his grandfather, he studies for a scholarship as a way to escape life toiling in the local boiler-works. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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Scholarship | Boiler Works | Scotland | Killed By A Train | Beautiful Woman | See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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A.J. Cronin's The Green Years See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Jessica Tandy was pregnant during the making of this movie, and gave birth to her daughter the day after filming ended. See more »Connections
Featured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949) See more »
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