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  • The Happy Years (1950)
  • G
    110 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The Happy Years (1950)
G
110 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

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 ...See moreBased 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 See less
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Writers
Owen Johnson (stories "The Lawrenceville School Stories") | Harry Ruskin (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Paul Vogel (as Paul C. Vogel)
Editor
John D. Dunning (as John Dunning)
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Release date
Jul 7, 1950 (United States)

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Dean Stockwell
John Humperdink Stover John Humperdink Stover   See fewer
Darryl Hickman
Tough McCarty Tough McCarty   See fewer
Scotty Beckett
Tennessee Shad Tennessee Shad   See fewer
Leon Ames
Samuel H. Stover, Sr. Samuel H. Stover, Sr.   See fewer
Margalo Gillmore
Mrs. Stover Mrs. Stover   See fewer
Leo G. Carroll
The Old Roman The Old Roman   See fewer
Donn Gift
The Big Man The Big Man   See fewer
Peter M. Thompson
Sambo (as Peter Thompson) Sambo (as Peter Thompson)   See fewer
Jerry Mickelsen
Cheyenne Baxter Cheyenne Baxter   See fewer
Mason Alan Dinehart
Coffee Colored Angel (as Alan Dinehart III) Coffee Colored Angel (as Alan Dinehart III)   See fewer
David Bair
White Mountain Canary White Mountain Canary   See fewer
Danny Mummert
Butsey White Butsey White   See fewer
Eddie LeRoy
Poler Beekstein Poler Beekstein   See fewer
Claudia Barrett
Miss Dolly Travers Miss Dolly Travers   See fewer
Jeralyn Alton
Clara 'Tootsie' Stover (uncredited) Clara 'Tootsie' Stover (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Mr. Conover (uncredited) Mr. Conover (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Blair
Harvey Crocker (uncredited) Harvey Crocker (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Board
Bert (uncredited) Bert (uncredited)   See fewer
Hamilton Camp
Butch Sidney (uncredited) Butch Sidney (uncredited)   See fewer
Wheaton Chambers
Baggage Man (uncredited) Baggage Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Freddie Chapman
'Skippy' Burns (uncredited) 'Skippy' Burns (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline deWit
Mrs. Cameron (uncredited) Mrs. Cameron (uncredited)   See fewer
Elinor Donahue
Connie Brown (uncredited) Connie Brown (uncredited)   See fewer
Lisa Golm
Connie's Maid (uncredited) Connie's Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Dwayne Hickman
Fred 'Happy' Mather (uncredited) Fred 'Happy' Mather (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger McGee
Referee (uncredited) Referee (uncredited)   See fewer
Matt Moore
Travers Family Butler (uncredited) Travers Family Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Phyllis Morris
Mrs. Conover (uncredited) Mrs. Conover (uncredited)   See fewer
Sandy Oster
Pitcher (uncredited) Pitcher (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Smith
Imbecile Latin Student (uncredited) Imbecile Latin Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Space
Al (uncredited) Al (uncredited)   See fewer
Leon Tyler
Edward 'Puffy' Ellis (uncredited) Edward 'Puffy' Ellis (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Valentine
'Fatty' Harris (uncredited) 'Fatty' Harris (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Votrian
'Tacks' Booker (uncredited) 'Tacks' Booker (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Wagner
Adams - Cleaves Catcher (uncredited) Adams - Cleaves Catcher (uncredited)   See fewer
Tim Wellman
Bell Ringer (uncredited) Bell Ringer (uncredited)   See fewer
Georgiana Wulff
Jane Tupper (uncredited) Jane Tupper (uncredited)   See fewer
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