''Henry Aldrich Swings It'' is a 1943 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars

Jimmy Lydon James Joseph Lydon (May 30, 1923 – March 9, 2022) was an American actor and television producer whose career in the entertainment industry began as a teenager during the 1930s. Early life Lydon was born in Harrington Park, New Jersey on May 3 ...

, Charles Smith,

John Litel John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor. Early life Litel was born in Albany, Wisconsin. During World War I, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. B ...

, Olive Blakeney, Vaughan Glaser and Marian Hall. The film was released on June 23, 1943, by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

Plot

Cast

as Henry Aldrich * Charles Smith as Dizzy Stevens *

as Mr. Aldrich * Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Aldrich * Vaughan Glaser as Mr. Bradley *Marian Hall as Louise Elliott *Beverly Hudson as Margie *

Fritz Feld Fritz Feld (October 15, 1900 – November 18, 1993) was a German-American film character actor who appeared in over 140 films in 72 years, both silent and sound. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a "pop" s ...

as Josef Altman *

Charles Arnt Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from ...

as Boyle

References

External links

* 1943 films American black-and-white films Paramount Pictures films American comedy films 1943 comedy films Films scored by Paul Sawtell The Aldrich Family films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Hugh Bennett 1940s American films {{1940s-US-comedy-film-stub