Henry Haunts a House (1943)
"Henry Aldrich Haunts a House" (original title)

Henry Aldrich swallows a serum by accident and ends up in a "haunted" house.

Director:

Hugh Bennett

Writers:

Muriel Roy Bolton, Val Burton

Stars:

Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jimmy Lydon	...	Henry Aldrich
Charles Smith	...	Dizzy Stevens
John Litel	...	Mr. Sam Aldrich
Olive Blakeney	...	Mrs. Alice Aldrich
Joan Mortimer	...	Elise Towers
Vaughan Glaser	...	Mr. Bradley
Jackie Moran	...	Whit Bidecker
Lucien Littlefield	...	Mr. Quid
George Anderson	...	Olin Bidecker
Mike Mazurki	...	Shadow / The Ghoul
Edgar Dearing	...	Chief of Police Reedy
Charles Cane	...	Det. Patrick Clannahan
Kernan Cripps	...	Det. Clannahan's Assistant
Jack Gardner	...	Charlie
William Inman	...	Kid

Storyline

Henry Aldrich swallows a serum by accident and ends up in a "haunted" house.

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Plot Keywords:

henry aldrich | sequel | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fantasmas Alegres

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Connections

Follows Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

User Reviews

A worth-while "Old Haunted House" film!

Henry and friends investigate "creep house", a supposedly 'haunted house' in town. (See the plot synopsis).

Even tho it's a comedy, this seldom-seen film has all the time-honored 'old house' bits: shadows of clutching hands, trapdoors & secret panels, a cemetery, a 'live mummy', skeletons, a 'live' suit of armor and MORE! A most enjoyable combination of comedy and chills. This film is "dated" but that only adds to it's charm!

I really wish that they would show the Henry Aldrich series on TV; it's definitely worth seeing and taping.

As the other reviewer said,"a must-see film" if they ever show it!