A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.
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Frank Shields Sr.
- John 'Jack' Matthews Jr.
- (as Frank Shields)
Fred Kelsey
- Mr. Crowder
- (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Horace B. Carpenter
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
- Noble Hotel Manager
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Edward Eggleston(uncredited)
- Robert Lee Johnson
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaEdward Pawley's only child, Martin H. Pawley, played one of Mickey Rooney's classmates. This was the only movie in which he ever appeared - he never got interested in the entertainment business, and eventually became an accountant.
- Quotes
Mary Evans: I'm not only a teacher. I'm your friend.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood Comedy Legends (2011)
Featured review
Hoosier Schoolboy
Mickey Rooney headlines this Monogram quickie (62m) made just months after filming the first of his wildly successful Andy Hardy series (A-Family-Affair), a role that shot him to fame and Hollywood's #1 box office draw. Don't be fooled by its low-budget feel as Hoosier is a pleaser, the Mick playing what'd become his trademark troubled teen (Shockey) who, if he can catch a break, will turn a new leaf. The divine Anne Nagel whose passing star should've risen as high as Rooney's, impresses as the town's new teacher, arriving during a labor dispute and maybe a template for Tracy's Father Flanagan, while her romantic interest is played adroitly by tennis star, Frank Shields. The film is noteworthy for 1) how love inspires, and 2) an early treatment of PTSD in Shockey's Dad (Pawley), showing ill-effects of shell-shock from heroics earning him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Short, engaging, sensitive yet mostly forgotten (3/4).
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- StevenKeys
- Mar 21, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Forgotten Hero
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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