The Happy Years (1950)
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- G
- 1h 50min
- Comedy, Family
- 07 Jul 1950 (USA)
- Movie
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...
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| Dean Stockwell | ... |
John Humperdink 'Dink' Stover
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| Darryl Hickman | ... |
'Tough' McCarty
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| Scotty Beckett | ... |
'Tennessee' Shad
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| Leon Ames | ... |
Samuel H. Stover - Sr.
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| Margalo Gillmore | ... |
Maude Stover
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| Leo G. Carroll | ... |
The Old Roman
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| 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
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| Mason Alan Dinehart | ... |
Coffee Colored Angel
(as Alan Dinehart III)
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David Bair | ... |
White Mountain Canary
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| Danny Mummert | ... |
'Butsey' White
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| Eddie LeRoy | ... |
'Polar' Beckstein
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| George Chandler | ... |
Johnny
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| Claudia Barrett | ... |
Miss Dolly Travers
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Jeralyn Alton | ... |
Clara 'Tootsie' Stover (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Mr. Conover (uncredited)
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| Henry Blair | ... |
Harvey Crocker (uncredited)
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Robert Board | ... |
Bert (uncredited)
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| Hamilton Camp | ... |
Butch Sidney (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Baggage Man (uncredited)
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Freddie Chapman | ... |
'Skippy' Burns (uncredited)
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| Jacqueline deWit | ... |
Mrs. Cameron (uncredited)
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| Elinor Donahue | ... |
Connie Brown (uncredited)
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| Lisa Golm | ... |
Connie's Maid (uncredited)
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| Dwayne Hickman | ... |
Fred 'Happy' Mather (uncredited)
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Roger McGee | ... |
Referee (uncredited)
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| Matt Moore | ... |
Travers Family Butler (uncredited)
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Phyllis Morris | ... |
Mrs. Conover (uncredited)
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Sandy Oster | ... |
Pitcher (uncredited)
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| Charles Smith | ... |
Imbecile Latin Student (uncredited)
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| Arthur Space | ... |
Al (uncredited)
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Leon Tyler | ... |
Edward 'Puffy' Ellis (uncredited)
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Bobby Valentine | ... |
'Fatty' Harris (uncredited)
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| Ralph Votrian | ... |
'Tacks' Booker (uncredited)
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| Robert Wagner | ... |
Adams - Cleaves Catcher (uncredited)
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Tim Wellman | ... |
Bell Ringer (uncredited)
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| Georgiana Wulff | ... |
Jane Tupper (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William A. Wellman | ||
Written by
| Owen Johnson | ... | (stories "The Lawrenceville School Stories") |
| Harry Ruskin | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Carey Wilson | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ||
Cinematography by
| Paul Vogel | ... | director of photography (as Paul C. Vogel) |
Film Editing by
| John D. Dunning | ... | (as John Dunning) |
Art Direction by
| Daniel B. Cathcart | ||
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Costume Design by
| Walter Plunkett | ||
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup designer |
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair designer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| James Paisley | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| William Shanks | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Henry Grace | ... | associate set decorator (as Henry W. Grace) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
| Conrad Kahn | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jerome Hester | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Edward H. Plumb | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| William J. Hole Jr. | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| James Gooch | ... | technicolor color consultant |
| Henri Jaffa | ... | technicolor color consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Private Island Audio (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Budget | $1,393,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994). See more » |
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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 » |