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Henry Aldrich, Editor
“Heading for Trouble Just as Sure as His Name is HENRY ALDRICH!”
65%
Movie
1h 12m
AI Analysis
Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero Smith shows up to tip off Henry as to the time and place of the next conflagration. Henry prints the story-and is immediately accused of being the firebug himself! Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~72 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Henry Aldrich, Editor 65% (2 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero Smith shows up to tip off Henry as to the time and place of the next conflagration. Henry prints the story-and is immediately accused of being the firebug himself!
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1942-09-01
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 111462
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What is Henry Aldrich, Editor about?
Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero Smith shows up to tip off Henry as to the time... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Henry Aldrich, Editor?
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How long is the movie Henry Aldrich, Editor?
The official runtime for Henry Aldrich, Editor is approximately 72 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jimmy Lydon
Henry Aldrich
Charles Smith
Dizzy Stevens
John Litel
Sam Aldrich
Olive Blakeney
Alice Aldrich
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Rita Quigley
Martha Daley
Vaughan Glaser
Mr. Bradley
Charles Halton
Elias Noonan
Francis Pierlot
Nero Smith
Cliff Clark
Fire Chief
Fern Emmett
Miss Bryant
Maude Eburne
Mrs. Norris
William Halligan
Norman Kenly
Ray Walker
Jack Lewis
Oscar O'Shea
Judge Sanders
Leon Belasco
Leon Brink
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