It's Great to Be Young!
“Let Yourself Go!”
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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.
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Edited by Max BenedictShot by Gilbert Taylor
Also known as
- Wie herrlich, jung zu seinde
- Es grande ser jovenes
- Le collège endiabléfr
- È meraviglioso essere giovaniit
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Mills
as Dingle
Cecil Parker
as Frome, Headmaster
John Mills Nm0590055
as Dingle
John Salew
as Routledge, a senior Master
Elizabeth Kentish
as Mrs. Castle, School Mistress
Mona Washbourne
as Miss Morrow, School Mistress
Mary Merrall
as Miss Wyvern, School Mistress
Derek Blomfield
as Paterson, Sports Master
Jeremy Spenser
as Nicky, The Angel Hill Kids
Dorothy Bromiley
as Paulette, The Angel Hill Kids
Brian Smith
as Ginger, The Angel Hill Kids
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