The Happy Years (1950)

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... See full summary »

Director:

William A. Wellman

Writers:

Owen Johnson (stories), Harry Ruskin (screenplay)

Stars:

Dean Stockwell, Darryl Hickman, Scotty Beckett

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dean Stockwell	...	John Humperdink 'Dink' Stover
Darryl Hickman	...	'Tough' McCarty
Scotty Beckett	...	'Tennessee' Shad
Leon Ames	...	Samuel H. Stover - Sr.
Margalo Gillmore	...	Maude Stover
Leo G. Carroll	...	The Old Roman
Donn Gift	...	Big Man' / 'Hungry Smead
Peter M. Thompson	...	Samuel 'Sambo' H. Stover Jr. (as Peter Thompson)
Jerry Mickelsen	...	'Cheyenne' Baxter
Mason Alan Dinehart	...	Coffee Colored Angel (as Alan Dinehart III)
David Bair	...	White Mountain Canary
Danny Mummert	...	'Butsey' White
Eddie LeRoy	...	'Polar' Beckstein
George Chandler	...	Johnny
Claudia Barrett	...	Miss Dolly Travers

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

student | incorrigible student | fight | classmate | challenge | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Young Dink Stover

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Wagner's first film.

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Connections

Referenced in The Lawrenceville Stories (1986)

User Reviews

Great innocent fun

I love this movie - but then I loved the book "The Lawrenceville Stories" that it was based on. The scene when Dink falls in love is graven on my memory forever. Lively school tales of boys plotting, fighting, and finally making friends of enemies. Leo G. Carroll very good as "The Old Roman".