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The Happy Years (1950)

Comedy Romance

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.

Updated May 24 2020

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1950-07-07

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based on novel or book preparatory school boys' school 19th century

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Runtime: 110 mins Rating: 7.0

Cast

Dean Stockwell

John Humperdink 'Dink' Stover

Elinor Donahue

Connie Brown

Leo G. Carroll

Mr. Hopkins ("The Old Roman")

Robert Wagner

Student

Leon Ames

Sr. Samuel H. Stover

Irving Bacon

Bartender at Casa Grande (uncredited)

George Chandler

Johnny

Danny Mummert

"Butsey" White