Based on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperdink "Dink" Stover, a student at the Lawrenceville Prepatory School, in 1896, whose family, in Eastcester, New York, have...
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| 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 | |
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Peter M. Thompson | ... | Samuel 'Sambo' H. Stover Jr. (as Peter Thompson) |
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Jerry Mickelsen | ... | 'Cheyenne' Baxter |
| Mason Alan Dinehart | ... | Coffee Colored Angel (as Alan Dinehart III) | |
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David Bair | ... | White Mountain Canary |
| Danny Mummert | ... | 'Butsey' White | |
| Eddie LeRoy | ... | 'Polar' Beckstein | |
| George Chandler | ... | Johnny | |
| Claudia Barrett | ... | Miss Dolly Travers | |
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Based on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperdink "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. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Filmed (at least in part) on location at the The Lawrenceville School, where the real story takes place. MGM dug up the paved paths around the school to make it look like it did during the time of the story. Most of the school looks the same still today with only a few building added over the last century. See more »Goofs
Obvious stunt double for Dean Stockwell in the football tryout scene, and when he falls down the stairs near the end of the film. See more »Quotes
The Old Roman: I have in the course of my experience as a teacher had to deal with imbeciles, had to deal with near idiots, but for sheer monumental asininity I have never met the equal of this aggregation.See more »
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Dean Stockwell is superb as "Dink" who comes to a new school and doesn't get along with his classmates. The setting takes place in an era long past, but for many never forgotten. The film teaches us a lesson which can be learned no matter what the age or gender. I enjoyed this movie more than I can say.