Hoosier Schoolboy [1937]

IMDB Rating:	5.4/10
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Collection:	50 Movie Pack Hollywood Legends
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Synopsis: A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.

Reaction: Well made and Rooney does a great job here. It feels more sincere than many of the performances I've seen from him.

Personal Rating: 6/10

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William Nigh	=>	Director
Robert Lee Johnson	=>	Writer
Abe Meyer	=>	Composer
Edward Eggleston	=>	Novel "The Hoosier Schoolmaster"
Anita Deniston	=>	Elvira
Anne Nagel	=>	Mary Evans
Bradley Metcalfe	=>	Roger Townsend
Cecil Weston	=>	Teacher
Doris Rankin	=>	School Girl
Dorothy Vaughan	=>	Miss Hodges the School Mistress
Edward Pawley	=>	Captain Fred Carter
Frank Shields	=>	John 'Jack' Matthews Jr.
Fred Kelsey	=>	Mr. Crowder (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Harry Hayden	=>	Mr. Townsend
Helena Grant	=>	School Girl
Lester Dorr	=>	Noble Hotel Manager ^(uncredited)
Martin H. Pawley	=>	Classmate ^(uncredited)
Mary Field	=>	School Board Secretary
Maude Philby	=>	Mrs. Townsend ^(uncredited)
Mickey Rooney	=>	Shockey Carter

Walter Long	=>	Riley
William Gould	=>	John Matthews Sr.
Zita Moulton	=>	School Girl

Random Trivia For This Title:

Edward 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.