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Green Years, The

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Green Years, The -- Solid family drama set in 1900 Scotland where an orphaned Irish youth (Dean Stockwell) is taken in by his mother's family and grows to manhood (Tom Drake) under the tutelege of his strong-willed great-grandfather (Charles Coburn) who insures he goes to college rather than become a factory worker. Directed by Victor Saville from A.J. Cronin's novel, the result mixes humor and pathos in a richly detailed picture of period family life, including the lad's steadfast practice of Catholicism in a Protestant household. (A-I) (br) ( 1946 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.