It's Great to be Young!
6.2
94 minutes
12/26/1956
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.
Cast List
John Mills
as Dingle
Cecil Parker
as Frome, Headmaster
John Salew
as Routledge, a Senior Master
Elizabeth Kentish
as Mrs Castle, a School Mistress
Mona Washbourne
as Miss Merrow, a School Mistress
Mary Merrall
as Miss Wyvern, a 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
Wilfred Downing
as Browning, The Angel Hill Kids
Robert Dickens
as Morris, The Angel Hill Kids
Dawson France
as Crowther, The Angel Hill Kids
Carole Shelley
as Peggy, The Angel Hill Kids
Richard O'Sullivan
as Lawson, The Angel Hill Kids
Norman Pierce
as Publican
Eleanor Summerfield
as Barmaid
Bryan Forbes
as Organ Salesman
Marjorie Rhodes
as Landlady
Eddie Byrne
as Mr. Morris
Russell Waters
as School Inspector
Joan Benham
as Mr. Routledge's Companion (uncredited)