The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father isn't too happy with their puppy-love, since Richard always share his revolutionary ideas with her.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Rouben MamoulianDirector
- Frances GoodrichScreenplay
- Albert HackettScreenplay
Cast
- Mickey RooneyRichard Miller
- Gloria DeHavenMuriel McComber
- Walter HustonMr. Nat Miller
- Frank MorganUncle Sid
- Jackie 'Butch' JenkinsTommy Miller
- Marilyn MaxwellBelle
- Agnes MooreheadCousin Lily
- Selena RoyleMrs. Essie Miller
- Michael KirbyArthur Miller
- Shirley JohnsMildred Miller
- Hal HackettWint
- Anne FrancisElsie Rand
Stills
Themes
small townmusicalvacationvaledictorianpuppy love