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
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.
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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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