What a Life (1939)
- Directed by
- Theodore Reed
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenager named Henry Aldrich gets into a series of mishaps at school and at home. His well-meaning attempts to do the right thing often backfire, causing chaos for everyone around him.
lightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedplayfulnostalgicwarmeasygoingcomedic
What happens
What a Life is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and starring Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, John Howard, Janice Logan, Vaughan Glaser, Lionel Stander, and Hedda Hopper. Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, the film was released on October 6, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. This is the first in a series of eleven Henry Aldrich films (1939–1944) based on the leading character from the radio series The Aldrich Family (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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It Could Happen to You (1939)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.