What a Life

What a Life

75 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 5, 1939

Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies.

What a Life

75 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 5, 1939

What a Life
Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Paramount
Original title What a Life
Directors Theodore Reed
Writers Clifford Goldsmith, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Cast

Jackie Cooper

as Henry Aldrich

Betty Field

as Barbara Pearson

John Howard

as Mr. Nelson

Hedda Hopper

as Mrs. Aldrich

Lionel Stander

as Ferguson

Janice Logan

as Miss Shea

Vaughan Glaser

as J.C. Bradley

Dorothy Stickney

as Miss Wheeler

James Corner

as George Bigelow

Kathleen Lockhart

as Miss Pike

Lucien Littlefield

as Mr. Patterson

Andrew Tombes

as Prof. Abernathy

Arthur Aylesworth

as MacGowan

Nora Cecil

as Miss Eggleston

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

Betty Blair

as Hairdresser

Delia Bogard

as Girl

Marge Champion

as Student in Doorway at Dance

Inna Gest

as Student

Muriel Kearney

as Student

Fay McKenzie

as Student in Lunchroom

Rita Owen

as Counter Attendant

Lois Ranson

as Student

Sidney Miller

as Pinkie Peters