---
title: 'What a Life (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Theodore Reed'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 75
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/what-a-life-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032123/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# What a Life (1939)

1939 · 75 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

What a Life is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and starring Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, John Howard, Janice Logan, Vaughan Glaser, Lionel Stander, and Hedda Hopper. Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, the film was released on October 6, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Theodore Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-reed)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Brackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brackett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Leipold](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-leipold)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-milner)

## Cast

- [John Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-howard)
- [Jackie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-cooper)
- [Lionel Stander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-stander)
- [Dorothy Stickney](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-stickney)
- [Betty Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-field)
- [Nora Cecil](https://cinepixo.com/people/nora-cecil)
- [Kathleen Lockhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-lockhart)
- [Janice Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/janice-logan)
- [Hedda Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedda-hopper)
- [Janet Waldo](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-waldo)
- [Lucien Littlefield](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-littlefield)
- [Andrew Tombes](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-tombes)
- [Marge Champion](https://cinepixo.com/people/marge-champion)

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