Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Hugh Bennett

Writer:

Muriel Roy Bolton (writer)

Release Date:

23 June 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

When Henry's in the groove it soon becomes a rut! Trouble's tot gets hot with a fiddle that's a riddle...to the cops!

Plot:

Complications arise when Henry, in love with the new music teacher, joins the band. He accidentally gets a Stradivarius that belongs to another man.

Plot Keywords:

Henry Aldrich | Sequel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jimmy Lydon	...	Henry Aldrich
Charles Smith	...	Dizzy Stevens
John Litel	...	Mr. Aldrich
Olive Blakeney	...	Mrs. Aldrich
Mimi Chandler	...	Mimi Gray
Vaughan Glaser	...	Mr. Bradley
Marian Hall	...	Louise Elliott
Beverly Hudson	...	Margie
Fritz Feld	...	Josef Altman
Charles Arnt	...	Boyle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt McHugh	...	Crook stealing violin

Also Known As:

Henry Swings It (UK)

Runtime:

64 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #9027)

Company:

Paramount Pictures

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.

Movie Connections:

Follows Life with Henry (1941)

Soundtrack:

Ding Dong, Sing a Song

An amusing slice of teen life during WWII

The Henry Aldrich series is a period piece - a funny, wonderful slice of American life during WWII. It gives me a picture of what my parents might have done, watched, wore, danced or listened to when they were teenagers. Jimmy Lydon, a popular child star of the era, playing opposite the blooming Elizabeth Taylor in "Life With father" and "Cynthia" is always a lot of laughs and quite appealing. I only wish the movies were shown again on network, cable or available on tape or DVD.