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What a Life is a american film of genre Drama directed by Theodore Reed released in USA on 5 october 1939 with Jackie Cooper

What a Life (1939)

What a Life
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Released in USA 5 october 1939
Length 1h15
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating67% 3.367263.367263.367263.367263.36726

What a Life is a 1939 American comedy-drama 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.

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

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