It's Great to be Young! (1956)

12/26/1956 (GB) • 1h 34m

Music, Comedy

Let Yourself Go!

Overview

IT’S GREAT TO A YOUNG stars John Mills as Dingle an easygoing high school teacher. When autocratic new headmaster Frome (Cecil Parker) begins imposing all sorts of repressive rules, Dingle does his best to stand up for his students, only to be dismissed for his troubles. The kids conspire to not only reinstate their favourite teacher, but to circumvent Frome's refusal to purchase new instruments for an upcoming music festival.

Top Billed Cast

Cecil Parker

Frome, Headmaster

John Salew

Routledge, a Senior Master

Elizabeth Kentish

Mrs Castle, a School Mistress

Mona Washbourne

Miss Merrow, a School Mistress

Mary Merrall

Miss Wyvern, a School Mistress

Derek Blomfield

Paterson, Sports Master

Jeremy Spenser

Nicky, The Angel Hill Kids

Dorothy Bromiley

Paulette, The Angel Hill Kids


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

musical

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