Jimmy Lydon is made the editor of the high-school newspaper. After he spends two minutes of screen time in the real local newspaper, he returns to berate his staff. He also decides to include local news, not just items about the faculty and student body. When he turns up late to a fire, he comes up with the idea that it was arson. When the man whose store was burned out is refused payment by his insurance company, he starts suing everyone. Henry gets fired from the paper.... and then the real arson shows up.
Paramount's Henry Aldrich series was their response to MGM's Andy Hardy series; Fox also had the Jones family. Neither was as popular, and episodes like this, with its far-fetched plots and hysterical overacting were the reasons why. Still, this was popular enough to run through 1944, when Lydon began to age out of the role. He never had as great a success again, even though he worked well into the 1980s. He died in 2022, aged 98. With John Litel, Charles Smith, Olive Blakeney and Rita Quigley.
Paramount's Henry Aldrich series was their response to MGM's Andy Hardy series; Fox also had the Jones family. Neither was as popular, and episodes like this, with its far-fetched plots and hysterical overacting were the reasons why. Still, this was popular enough to run through 1944, when Lydon began to age out of the role. He never had as great a success again, even though he worked well into the 1980s. He died in 2022, aged 98. With John Litel, Charles Smith, Olive Blakeney and Rita Quigley.