Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
Paramount's "Henry Aldrich" series came to a quiet conclusion with 1944's Henry Aldrich's Little Secret. The titular secret is a baby, the son of woebegone Helen Martin (Ann Doran). Because her husband is in jail, Helen has been adjudged an unfit mother by the local welfare board, headed by the father of our hero Henry Aldrich (Jimmy Lydon). Taking pity on Helen, Henry hides the baby in his own home while Helen leaves town to prove her husband's innocence. The finale finds Henry lampooning Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with a comic-pathetic filibuster on behalf of poor Helen. Way at the bottom of the cast list is Noel Neill, TV's future Lois Lane. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hugh Bennett
Synopsis of Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Paramount's "Henry Aldrich" series came to a quiet conclusion with 1944's Henry Aldrich's Little Secret. The titular secret is a baby, the son of woebegone Helen Martin (Ann Doran). Because her husband is in jail, Helen has been adjudged an unfit mother by the local welfare board, headed by the father of our hero Henry Aldrich (Jimmy Lydon). Taking pity on Helen, Henry hides the baby in his own home while Helen leaves town to prove her husband's innocence. The finale finds Henry lampooning Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with a comic-pathetic filibuster on behalf of poor Helen. Way at the bottom of the cast list is Noel Neill, TV's future Lois Lane. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
- Jimmy Lydon - Henry Aldrich
- Joan Mortimer - Elise Towers
- Olive Blakeney - Mrs. Aldrich
- Tina Thayer - Jennifer Dale
- Harry C. Bradley - Mr. Tottle
- Almira Sessions - Aunt Maude
- George Carleton - Judge Hyde
- Dorothy Vaughan - Mrs. Olsen
- Hal K. Dawson - Photographer
- Byron Foulger - Bill Collector
- Charles Smith - Dizzy Stevens
- John Litel - Mr. Aldrich
- Ann Doran - Helen Martin
- Sarah Edwards - Mrs. Winnibegar
- Lucille Ward - Mrs. O'Hara
- Tom Fadden - Mr. Luther
- Fern Emmett - Miss Swithen
- Eddie Dunn - Policeman
- Noel Neill - Daisy
- Director(s):
- Hugh Bennett
- Writer(s):
- Aleen Leslie, Val Burton
- Producer(s):
- Michael Kraike, Walter MacEwen
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