Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)

A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.

Director:

William Nigh

Writer:

Robert Lee Johnson (screenplay)

Stars:

Mickey Rooney, Anne Nagel, Frank Shields

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mickey Rooney	...	Shockey Carter
Anne Nagel	...	Mary Evans
Frank Shields	...	John 'Jack' Matthews Jr.
Edward Pawley	...	Captain Fred Carter
William Gould	...	John Matthews Sr.
Dorothy Vaughan	...	Miss Hodges the School Mistress
Anita Deniston	...	Elvira
Harry Hayden	...	Mr. Townsend
Bradley Metcalfe	...	Roger Townsend
Doris Rankin	...	School Girl
Walter Long	...	Riley
Helena Grant	...	School Girl
Cecil Weston	...	Teacher
Mary Field	...	School Board Secretary
Zita Moulton	...	School Girl

Storyline

A new schoolteacher arrives in the town of Ainsley, which is in the middle of a milk strike that has caused heated feelings among the local dairy farmers. One of the teacher's new students is a cynical boy who is prone to fighting. When she takes an interest in him, she learns that he lives with his father, a shell-shocked war veteran. Meanwhile, the son of the hard-line dairy owner is pursuing her, despite her resistance to his attentions.

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Plot Keywords:

school | schoolboy | hoosier | indiana | milk | 

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Taglines:

THE BOY STAR OF THE YEAR...IN THE PICTURE OF THE YEAR! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tech Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - June 24, 1938 - all caps)

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Passed

Did You Know?

Trivia

The earliest documented telecasts of this film occurred in New York City Monday 17 May 1948 on WCBS (Channel 2), in Detroit Sunday 14 November 1948 on WJBK (Channel 2), and in Los Angeles Sunday 20 March 1949 on KTLA (Channel 5).

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Comedy Legends (2011)

User Reviews

HIGHLY EXPERT

Highly Expert. (Five years could make a lot of difference back then!) Not a speck or instant of misplaced egg. Hokeyness is strictly avoided in spite of the emotional content - the kind of role, I assume, that made Rooney famous. The action moves smoothly, seamlessly, generating tension and resolution along realistic lines. Protagonist Shocky's school oppressors are ra-THER politically IN-correct. That would never go over today.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Forgotten Hero

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1