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.
Director and cast
- 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
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