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The Happy Years

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After being expelled from both a public school and a prestigious private school, John Humperdink Stover (Dean Stockwell) is given one more chance by his father, and is sent to the distinguished Lawrenceville prep school. Stover manages to ostracize himself from the rest of the boys in his dorm and make himself a target for the school's tough headmaster (Leo G. Carroll) before he finally begins to realize that he may have to do some growing up if he wants to get anywhere in life.

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Audience Member The main character is an odious little troll otherwise the film is well made. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After being expelled from both a public school and a prestigious private school, John Humperdink Stover (Dean Stockwell) is given one more chance by his father, and is sent to the distinguished Lawrenceville prep school. Stover manages to ostracize himself from the rest of the boys in his dorm and make himself a target for the school's tough headmaster (Leo G. Carroll) before he finally begins to realize that he may have to do some growing up if he wants to get anywhere in life.
Director
William A. Wellman
Producer
Carey Wilson
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m