"He's all boy! He's all joy! He's CURLEY." 23 August 1947 Comedy 53 mins
The students of Lakeview Elementary devise comedic ways to torment their new teacher.
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Frances Rafferty as Mildred Johnson
Larry Olsen as William 'Curley' Benson
Kathleen Howard as Aunt Martha
Peter Miles as Dudley
Dale Belding as Speck
Eilene Janssen as Betty
Billy Gray as Sandy
Gene Holland as Hank
Edna Holland as Miss Payne
Ardda Lynwood as Ardda Benson
Rene Beard as Dis
Donald King as Dat
George McDonald as Bozo (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Robert F. McGowan Producer
William Stevens Set Decoration
Bert Jordan Editor
Jerome Pycha Jr. Art Direction
Mary McCarthy Screenplay
Hal Roach, Jr. Executive Producer
Dorothy Davenport Story
Heinz Roemheld Original Music Composer
John W. Boyle Director of Photography
Bernard Carr Director
Robert F. McGowan Story
Mary McCarthy Additional Dialogue
United States 23 August 1947
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1947 Hal Roach Studios.
