"Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies."
Jackie Cooper
as Henry Aldrich
Betty Field
as Barbara Pearson
John Howard
as Mr. Nelson
Hedda Hopper
as Mrs. Aldrich
Lionel Stander
as Ferguson
Janice Logan
as Miss Shea
Vaughan Glaser
as J.C. Bradley
Dorothy Stickney
as Miss Wheeler
James Corner
as George Bigelow
Kathleen Lockhart
as Miss Pike
Lucien Littlefield
as Mr. Patterson
Andrew Tombes
as Prof. Abernathy
Arthur Aylesworth
as MacGowan
Nora Cecil
as Miss Eggleston
Wilda Bennett
as Miss Doolittle
Benny Bartlett
as 'Butch' Williams
Kay Stewart
as Marjorie
Leonard Sues
as Harold Lambrey
Edwin Brian
as Don Bray
Janet Waldo
as Gwen
Sheila Ryan
as Jessie
Douglas Fahy
as Tony Milligan
Roberta Smith
as Gertie
Betty Blair
as Hairdresser
Delia Bogard
as Girl
Marge Champion
as Student in Doorway at Dance
Inna Gest
as Student
Muriel Kearney
Fay McKenzie
as Student in Lunchroom
Rita Owen
as Counter Attendant
Lois Ranson
Sidney Miller
as Pinkie Peters
Theodore Reed
Director
Charles Brackett
Screenplay
Clifford Goldsmith
Theatre Play
Billy Wilder
Victor Milner
Director of Photography
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
William Shea
Editor
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Producer
Hans Dreier