Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

George B. Seitz

Writers:

Vivien R. Bretherton (stories)
William Ludwig (writer)

Release Date:

22 July 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The New Story Of Judge Hardy's Family

Plot:

Andy's girlfriend Polly is planning to spend Christmas at her grandmother's, which puts a kink in his...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Teenage Boy | Judge | Friendship | Dance

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mickey Rooney	...	Andrew 'Andy' Hardy
Lewis Stone	...	Judge James K. Hardy
Fay Holden	...	Mrs. Emily Hardy
Cecilia Parker	...	Marian Hardy
Judy Garland	...	Betsy Booth
Lana Turner	...	Cynthia Potter
Ann Rutherford	...	Polly Benedict
Mary Howard	...	Mrs. Mary Tompkins
Gene Reynolds	...	James 'Jimmy' MacMahon, Jr.
Don Castle	...	Dennis Hunt
Betty Ross Clarke	...	Aunt Millie Forrest
Marie Blake	...	Augusta, the Cook
George P. Breakston	...	Francis Bacon 'Beezy' Anderson (as George Breakston)
Raymond Hatton	...	Peter Dugan
Frank Darien	...	Mr. Barnes, Bill Collector

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

UK:U | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (certificate #4429) | Australia:G (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

In the release print, "Meet the Beat of My Heart" (music by Harry Revel, lyrics by Mack Gordon), sung by Judy Garland, was shorted to about half the length of the prerecording. Judy's full version is available on the Rhino CD, "Judy Garland: Collectors' Gems from the MGM Films."

Quotes:

Betsy Booth: I sing, you know.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Flubber (1997)

Soundtrack:

In-Between

The best of the entire Andy Hardy series, and that is sure saying a lot!

These low budget teen comedies practically carried MGM throughout the 30s and 40s. If they lost money on another movie, they would just invest in another Andy Hardy picture, and they would be guarantee a comfortable return on their investment. Out of all the Hardy films, this comedy of errors in the best. Mickey Rooney is in top shape as the girl crazy Andy Hardy, who winds up with more girls than he can handle. Ann Rutherford, Lana Turner and Judy Garland are all exceptional, and Judy busts out some memorable songs during this movie that will stick in your mind even when the movie is over. This movie is a reflection of more innocent times, the pre-WWII era of the world, where everyone was full of hope and dreams about what lay ahead in the world. Movies like this are rare and the people making contemporary teen comedies would do themselves a favour to watch this movie, amongst other Hardy pics, to see precisely what makes a good comedy. No foul language, no nudity, just a good solid story and great performers to carry it. Not to be missed. Now, I can only hope for an Andy Hardy box set on DVD.