What a Life (film)

What a Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Theodore Reed
Produced by	Theodore Reed
Screenplay by	Charles Brackett Billy Wilder
Starring	Jackie Cooper Betty Field John Howard Janice Logan Vaughan Glaser Lionel Stander Hedda Hopper
Music by	John Leipold
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	William Shea
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 6, 1939 (1939-10-06)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

What a Life is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, John Howard, Janice Logan, Vaughan Glaser, Lionel Stander and Hedda Hopper. The film was released on October 6, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Plot

In the first Henry Aldrich film, Henry (Jackie Cooper) is falsely accused of making trouble at school. He must clear himself.

Cast

• Jackie Cooper as Henry Aldrich
• Betty Field as Barbara Pearson
• John Howard as Mr. Nelson
• Janice Logan as Miss Shea
• Vaughan Glaser as J.C. Bradley
• Lionel Stander as Ferguson
• Fred Niblo as Mr. Aldrich
• Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Aldrich
• James Corner as George Bigelow
• Dorothy Stickney as Miss Wheeler
• Kathleen Lockhart as Miss Pike
• Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Patterson
• Sidney Miller as Pinkie Peters
• Andrew Tombes as Professor Abernathy
• George Guhl as Janitor
• Arthur Aylesworth as MacGowan
• Wilda Bennett as Miss Doolittle
• Benny Bartlett as 'Butch' Williams
• Kay Stewart as Marjorie
• Leonard Sues as Harold Lambrey
• Edwin Brian as Don Bray
• Janet Waldo as Gwen
• Sheila Ryan as Jessie
• Douglas Fahy as Tony Milligan
• Roberta Smith as Gertie
• Nora Cecil as Miss Eggleston

References

External links

• What a Life on IMDb
• What a Life at the TCM Movie Database