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 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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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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 Great Expectations 1934 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Walker
Cast: Henry Hull, Phillips Holmes, Jane Wyatt, Florence Reed, Alan Hale, Rafaela Ottiano, Jackie Searl, Walter Brennan, Francis L. Sullivan, Harry Cording, George Barraud, Douglas Wood, Forrester Harvey, George P. Breakston, Eily Malyon
This is an early film of Charles Dickens' classic that follows the life of orphan Pip (George P. Breakston as young Pip and Phillips Holmes as older Pip) who is the foster child of blacksmith Joe Gargery (Alan Hale) and his not-so-nice wife, Mrs. Joe (Rafaela Ottiano) who befriends and comes to the aid of escaped convict Magwitch (Henry Hull). Pip falls in love with his childhood friend Estrella (Jane Wyatt) who is being raised by the bitter Mrs. Havisham (Florence Reed) to have higher expectations for her life than those of Pip. Later, Pip gains wealth through the help of a mysterious benefactor who, it turns out, is Magwitch repaying Pip for his friendship, and, by story's end, Pip is doing well in the Victorian world of the social elite.
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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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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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The Manster 1960  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Manster-Half Man, Half Monster
The Split
Director: George P. Breakston, Kenneth G. Crane
Cast: Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Tetsu Nakamura, Terri Zimmern, Toyoko Takechi, Norman Van Hawley, Jerry Ito, Alan Tarlton, Kenzo Kuroki, Shinpei Takagi
Larry Stanford (Peter Dyneley), an American reporter in Japan, is looking for a story. He finds it when he visits a mad scientist, gets an injection, and grows a second head on his shoulder, which eventually becomes a separate entity. The killing begins and continues until the climax when the now-separated duo dukes it out. Poor, but fun.
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Men of San Quentin 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: J. Anthony Hughes, Eleanor Stewart, Dick Curtis, Charles Middleton, Jeffrey Sayre, George P. Breakston, Art Mills, John Ince, Michael Mark, Jack Cheatham
Prison guard Jack Holden (J. Anthony Hughes) is promoted to warden of San Quentin Prison and begins to institute reforms. But, his ideas will be put to the test during an attempted prison break when his expertise pays off, and Holden is able to prevent the escape.
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A Successful Failure 1934  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: William Collier Sr., Lucile Gleason, Russell Hopton, William Janney, Gloria Shea, George P. Breakston, Clarence Wilson, Jameson Thomas, Richard Tucker, Francis McDonald
Newspaperman Ellery Cushing (William Collier Sr.) is constantly pressured by his very inconsiderate family until he finally caves in and loses his job. But, success lies just around the corner when he finds success with a new career in radio, and his family learns valuable lessons in the process.
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| 1. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
2. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
3. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
4. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
5. Great Expectations (1934)
6. Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
7. Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
8. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
9. The Manster (1960)
aka: The Manster-Half Man, Half Monster
aka: The Split
10. Men of San Quentin (1942)
11. A Successful Failure (1934)
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