''Henry Aldrich Haunts a House'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Joan Mortimer and Vaughan Glaser. The film was released on November 10, 1943, by

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Plot

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

Cast

* Jimmy Lydon as Henry Aldrich * Charles Smith as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens * John Litel as Sam Aldrich * Olive Blakeney as Alice Aldrich *Joan Mortimer as Elise Towers * Vaughan Glaser as Thomas Bradley * Jackie Moran as Whit Bidecker * Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Quid * Ray Walker as Detective Beamish

Production

Gail Russell was meant to play Elise but when she was cast in ''The Uninvited'' Paramount pulled her out of the role and cast Joan Mortimer instead.'Virginian' Femme Lead Goes to Gail Russell: Columbia Slates 'Men of the Deep; Bruce Bennett Mentioned as Star Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 Apr 1944: 5.

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* 1940s American films 1940s comedy horror films 1940s English-language films 1943 films 1943 comedy films American black-and-white films American comedy films American comedy horror films American haunted house films Films directed by Hugh Bennett Films scored by Gerard Carbonara Paramount Pictures films The Aldrich Family films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub