Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Patricia Breslin, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Sara Haden, Joey Forman, Jerry Colonna, Vaughn Taylor, Frank Ferguson, William Leslie, Tom Duggan, Teddy Rooney
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney), now a West-Coast lawyer and married with children, comes home on business. He wants to arrange for an aircraft factory to be built in his hometown. But, Andy runs into trouble buying land and gets involved in local politics.
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Helen Gilbert, Terry Kilburn, John T. Murray, George P. Breakston, Sidney Miller, Addison Richards
When Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) has a crush on his high-school drama teacher, Miss Meredith (Helen Gilbert), he writes a play that is chosen to be shown at school, he stars in it, and gets to spend more time with Miss Meredith.
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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Judy Garland, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Diana Lewis, Tom Neal, George P. Breakston, Addison Richards, George Lessey
The Hardy family (Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) visits New York City where Andy's friend, Betsy (Judy Garland), introduces him to a debutante (Diana Lewis). Andy falls in love with her–briefly–and then realizes his true love is back home.
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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Sara Haden, Bonita Granville, Herbert Marshall, Jean Porter, Keye Luke, Lee Wilde, Lyn Wilde, Jackie Moran, Tommy Dix
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is still in college and getting into trouble when identical twin girls (Lee Wilde and Lyn Wilde) catch his eye. It doesn't take long before Andy finds himself in deep trouble at which point his father, Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), steps in and straightens out his son.
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Andy Hardy's Double Life 1942 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Esther Williams, William Lundigan, Susan Peters, Robert Blake, Arthur Space, Addison Richards
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is ready to leave home for college, but he, as always, has girl problems. This time, Polly (Ann Rutherford) and her friend, Sheila (Esther Williams), teach him a lesson or two. This film marks Esther Williams' film debut. Also, look for Robert Blake in a bit part.
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Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Ian Hunter, Kathryn Grayson, George P. Breakston, Todd Karns, Addison Richards, Gene Reynolds, Margaret Early
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) has failed his final exam, so it looks like he will not be graduating from high school. But, Andy has hired a social secretary (Kathryn Grayson) who now offers to help Andy study. He does well on his second test, and all ends happily.
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Blossoms in the Dust 1941 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden, Samuel S. Hinds, Kathleen Howard, George Lessey, William Henry, Henry O'Neill, John Eldredge, Marc Lawrence
This is the true story of Edna Gladney (Greer Garson) who started the Texas Children's Home and Aid Society in Fort Worth. Edna's early life was hard until she met and married Samuel (Walter Pidgeon), the owner of a flour mill in Texas. After their baby died in infancy and she couldn't have more children, she decided to start the Children's Home, specializing in illegitimate children (a problem that had hurt her in the past). After her husband's death, Edna became a strong force in changing laws relevant to illegitimacy. The heavy melodrama won an Academy Award for Best Interior Set Decoration and was nominated for three others, including Best Picture and Actress.
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Donna Reed, William Lundigan, Frieda Inescort, George P. Breakston, Harvey Stephens, Betty Wells
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) is handling a divorce case when he asks son Andy (Mickey Rooney) to date the divorcing couple's daughter, Melodie (Donna Reed)–an act he believes will help Melodie gain popularity and aid in her parents' reconciliation. Of course, complications ensue.
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Double or Nothing 1937 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Theodore Reed
Cast: Bing Crosby, Martha Raye, Andy Devine, Mary Carlisle, William Frawley, Fay Holden, Benny Baker, Samuel S. Hinds, William Henry, Walter Kingsford
With a million dollars at stake, Lefty Boylan (Bing Crosby), Liza Lou Lane (Martha Raye), Half-Pint (Andy Devine), and Peterson (William Frawley) all compete for the prize in this zany musical/ comedy.
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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day 1941 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mary Names the Day
Director: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Red Skelton, Alma Kruger, Fay Holden, Samuel S. Hinds, Nils Asther, Walter Kingsford, Emma Dunn
The wedding day finally arrives for Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) and nurse Mary Lamont (Laraine Day). But shortly after the ceremony, Mary is killed by a speeding truck. Now it is up to crusty Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) to bring Kildare back from his grief to continue helping others. Laraine Day was on the way up and the studio (MGM) decided to end her role on the Kildare films.
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Exclusive 1937 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Frances Farmer, Charles Ruggles, Lloyd Nolan, Fay Holden, Ralph Morgan, Horace McMahon, Irving Bacon, Harlan Briggs, Willard Robertson
Vina Swain (Frances Farmer) tries to out-scoop her father (Charles Ruggles) and boyfriend Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray) who work at her rival newspaper.
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The Hardys Ride High 1939 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Virginia Grey, Minor Watson, John "Dusty" King, Don Castle, John T. Murray, Halliwell Hobbes
Members of the Hardy family (Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, and Cecilia Parker) experience problems adjusting when they inherit a large estate. They move to Detroit where Andy falls for a Chorus girl, but life returns to normal when it is learned that the inheritance was a mistake.
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Internes Can't Take Money 1937 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: You Can't Take Money
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Ridges, Lee Bowman, Irving Bacon, Steve Pendleton, Pierre Watkin, Charles(2) Lane, Fay Holden
In this, the first in a series of Dr. Kildare stories, a young intern (Joel McCrea) helps a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) find and retrieve her missing daughter.
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Judge Hardy and Son 1939 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, Fay Holden, Sara Haden, June Preisser, Maria Ouspenskaya, Martha O'Driscoll, Leona Maricle, Henry Hull, George P. Breakston
An elderly couple faces eviction from their home when Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) steps in and attempts to find their missing daughter. Meanwhile, his teenage son Andy (Mickey Rooney) suffers romantic problems. But when wife/mother Emily Hardy (Fay Holden) becomes seriously ill, her problems take over and draw the family closer together.
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Judge Hardy's Children 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Robert Whitney, Jacqueline Laurent, Ruth Hussey, Jonathan Hale, Janet Beecher, Leonard Penn
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) takes his family (Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) along on a business trip to Washington, D.C., and, of course, romantic flings involving the Hardy kids ensue.
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Life Begins for Andy Hardy 1941  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Patricia Dane, Ray McDonald, George P. Breakston, Pierre Watkin, Tommy Kelly, Joseph Crehan
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) has graduated from high school and convinces his father, Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), that he may go to New York City to spend the summer and learn more about the world. Andy's pal, Betsy Booth (Judy Garland), keeps an eye on things and even reports back to Judge Hardy on Andy's activities. It turns out that Andy is NOT ready for life in the big city, and Judge Hardy and Betsy convince him to return home.
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 Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Judy Garland, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Lana Turner, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Marie Blake, Don Castle, Raymond Hatton, George P. Breakston
In this teen romance, Andy's (Mickey Rooney) girlfriend Polly (Ann Rutherford) is going to miss the country club Christmas party because of plans to visit her grandmother. Andy's friend Beezy (George P. Breakston) is going to be out of town also and pays Andy to take his girlfriend, Cynthia (Lana Turner), to the party. But, those plans fall through. Now, the girl visiting next door, Betsy (Judy Garland), is Andy's date. She sings two songs at the party, and Andy is smitten. But, by story's end, Andy is back with Polly.
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Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1947 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Sara Haden, Bonita Granville, Lina Romay, Fay Holden, Dorothy Ford, Addison Richards, Dick Simmons, Clinton Sundberg, Geraldine Wall
Andy (Mickey Rooney) is back from the war and heads to college. After being jilted by Kay (Bonita Granville), Andy receives sage advice from good old dad (Lewis Stone) and falls for a Latin American beauty (Lina Romay).
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Out West with the Hardys 1938 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Don Castle, Virginia Weidler, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Nana Bryant, Tom Neal
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), with family (Fay Holden, Celia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) in tow, heads to an Arizona ranch to help Dora Northcote (Nana Bryant) with her legal problems. Once there, family members manage to find their own set of problems with which to deal.
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Samson and Delilah 1949 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon, Fay Holden, Julia Faye, Russ Tamblyn, Moroni Olsen, John Miljan
Femme fatale Delilah (Hedy Lamarr) seduces Samson (Victor Mature), and the result is destruction and death. This film won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costuming.
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Whispering Smith 1948 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Alan Ladd, Brenda Marshall, Robert Preston, Donald Crisp, William Demarest, Frank Faylen, Fay Holden, Murvyn Vye, John Eldredge, J. Farrell MacDonald
Railroad detective Whispering Smith (Alan Ladd) uncovers the fact that his friend is involved in a series of robberies.
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You're Only Young Once 1937 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Frank Craven, Ann Rutherford, Eleanor Lynn, Ted Pearson, Sara Haden, Charles Judels, Selmer Jackson, Oscar O'Shea
When the Hardy family (Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Mickey Rooney, and Cecilia Parker) visits the island of Catalina on their vacation, romance is a certainty.
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| 1. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
2. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
3. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
4. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
5. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
6. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
7. The Big Hangover (1950)
8. Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
9. Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
10. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
11. Double or Nothing (1937)
12. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
aka: Mary Names the Day
13. Exclusive (1937)
14. The Hardys Ride High (1939)
15. Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
aka: You Can't Take Money
16. Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
17. Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
18. Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
19. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
20. Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1947)
21. Out West with the Hardys (1938)
22. Samson and Delilah (1949)
23. Whispering Smith (1948)
24. You're Only Young Once (1937)
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