The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.

Director:

George B. Seitz

Writers:

Agnes Christine Johnston, Aurania Rouverol (characters)

Stars:

Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lewis Stone	...	Judge James K. Hardy
Mickey Rooney	...	Andrew 'Andy' Hardy
Cecilia Parker	...	Marian Hardy
Fay Holden	...	Mrs. Emily Hardy
Ann Rutherford	...	Polly Benedict
Sara Haden	...	Aunt Milly Forrest
Donna Reed	...	Melodie Eunice Nesbit
William Lundigan	...	Jefferson 'Jeff' Willis
Steve Cornell	...	Agent Stewart Dwight, FBI
Frieda Inescort	...	Olivia Nesbit
Harvey Stephens	...	Roderick O. Nesbit
Betty Wells	...	Susie
Joseph Crehan	...	Peter Dugan
George P. Breakston	...	Beezy (as George Breakston)
Todd Karns	...	Harry Land

Storyline

While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

judge | divorce | unrequited love | dance | towing | 

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Taglines:

Andy Goes A-Woo-Woo-Wooing . . . And How That Boy Can Woo !

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Idílio de Andy Hardy

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Loew's, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The twelfth of sixteen Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney.

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Connections

Follows Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)

User Reviews

The Judge Fixes Andy Up

In The Courtship Of Andy Hardy, Lewis Stone gets Andy to actually help him out with one of his troubling domestic cases. In small town Carvel where everybody knows everybody and everybody's business, I guess this extralegal activity is expected especially from one who takes his obligations of office seriously as Judge Hardy did.

The ongoing battles between divorced parents Harvey Stephens and Frieda Inescourt are having deleterious effect on their daughter Donna Reed. Donna plays a plain Jane sort who doesn't socialize much. As Stone knows the parents he fixes Andy up with Reed. He can do so because Andy's steady girl Ann Rutherford is out of town. That's a running Hardy series gimmick, Polly Benedict goes out of town and Andy gets to play around.

Not all the family problems are with Andy in this film. Cecelia Parker as sister Marian has herself involved with William Lundigan, a decent enough fellow, but with a severe drinking problem. Again the personal and professional roles of Judge Hardy get kind of mixed in this situation as well.

The Courtship Of Andy Hardy is not a bad example of what this series was all about. But were families ever as wholesome as the Hardys?