Henry Aldrich for President

1941
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1h 15m

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Jimmy Lydon and June Preisser in Henry Aldrich for President (1941)

Complications arise when Henry Aldrich runs for Centerville High School Student Body President.Complications arise when Henry Aldrich runs for Centerville High School Student Body President.Complications arise when Henry Aldrich runs for Centerville High School Student Body President.

Director
- Hugh Bennett
Writers
- Val Burton
- Clifford Goldsmith
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6.6/10

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Director
- Hugh Bennett
Writers
- Val Burton
- Clifford Goldsmith
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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First in Henry Aldrich series with Lydon

In the first of this humorous series of Henry Aldrich, James Lydon did a good rendition of a screwball kid, who gets used in a scheme to run as president of the student body at good old Centerville High. As with any other young man, Henry falls for a girl who just happens to be the girlfriend of the major competition, Irwin Barrett. The fun begins as Henry enlists his best friend Basil (Dizzy) Stevens as his campaign manager. They work well together, although Dizzy gets distracted at times by pretty girls.

A good beginning for these two in a nine movie run.

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The first and best Henry Aldrich movie.

Henry runs for class president and wins. Unfortunately, his opponent (an aspiring Chicago alderman?) pulls some sneaky shennanigans and Henry is accused of stuffing the ballot box. With help from his pal Dizzy, Henry is determined to clear his name. There's an absolutely hilarious scene involving a mouse in an airplane.

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One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929-49, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. It's initial telecasts took place in Boston Wednesday 5 November 1958 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Seattle Friday 28 November 1958 on KIRO (Channel 7) and in Chicago Saturday 3 January 1959 when it served as one of the three titles launching the MCA/Paramount Film Library on WBBM (Channel 2); in Philadelphia it first aired Tuesday 7 July 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10) and in Milwaukee 23 December 1959 on WITI (Channel 6). It eventually became a popular favorite among afternoon viewers and was initially shown in Phoenix 11 March 1960 on KVAR (Channel 12), in Los Angeles 31 March 1960 on KNXT (Channel 2), in Detroit 9 April 1960 on WJBK (Channel 2), and in New York City 12 April 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2).