Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)

Andy Hardy goes to college after returning from World War II. He is in love with Kay Wilson this time.

Director:

Willis Goldbeck

Writers:

Harry Ruskin (screenplay), William Ludwig (screenplay),

Stars:

Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Sara Haden

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mickey Rooney	...	Andy Hardy
Lewis Stone	...	Judge Hardy
Sara Haden	...	Aunt Milly
Bonita Granville	...	Kay Wilson
Lina Romay	...	Isobel Gonzales
Fay Holden	...	Mrs. Hardy
Dorothy Ford	...	Coffy Smith
Hal Hackett	...	Duke Johnson
Dick Simmons	...	Dane Kittridge
Clinton Sundberg	...	Haberdashery Clerk
Geraldine Wall	...	Miss Geeves
Addison Richards	...	Mr. Benedict

Storyline

Poor Andy, all he wants to do is get to town and continue to woo his girl and ask her hand in marriage. Andrew "Andy" Hardy met his sweetheart Kay Wilson in college, but has since served in the military and is now being discharged. Getting back to Kay may be the hardest thing of them all to accomplish. He arrives in town alright, but things start to go awry from there. Question is, will he succeed?

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Plot Keywords:

country club | contest | dysfunctional family | sequel | lingerie | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Uncle Andy Hardy

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 95 min (2005 DVD release)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The fifteenth of sixteen Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney.

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Connections

Follows Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)

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Soundtracks

"Rock-a-Bye Baby"
(1886) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Effie I. Canning
Played as background when Mickey Rooney sees a cradle

User Reviews

The worst out of all the Andy Hardy movies! Not even the usually exceptional Rooney can save this one...

The problem with this Andy Hardy movie is that Andy is no longer in High School and has just arrived home from the war. The plot about Andy wanting to marry some girl is contrived, as are the dancing sequences. Mickey seems to be just going through the numbers, and the other performances are nothing to see the film for. There are a few funny sequences, and all the Hardy clichés are in place, from the man to man talk, and Mickey coming to his senses after the talking to with The Judge. The film feels flat without Ann Rutherford or Judy Garland in it, and the girls in it instead are simply there to elicit a few cheap laughs. Mickey Rooney certainly gives the script his best effort, but not even he can save it. It feels like MGM stopped caring about the quality of the script and just about the Hardy name. This is a cheap cash in on the usually outstanding Hardy series and cheapens their memory! The worst of all the Andy Hardy movies!