Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Willis Goldbeck

Writers:

Howard Dimsdale (story)
William Ludwig (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Exchange Student | Judge | Bittersweet | Dance Party | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Mickey Rooney	...	Andrew 'Andy' Hardy
Lewis Stone	...	Judge James K. Hardy
Sara Haden	...	Aunt Milly Forrest
Bonita Granville	...	Kay Wilson
Lina Romay	...	Miss Isobel Gonzales
Fay Holden	...	Mrs. Emily Hardy
Dorothy Ford	...	Coffy Smith
Hal Hackett	...	Duke Johnson
Dick Simmons	...	Dane Kittridge
Clinton Sundberg	...	Haberdashery Clerk
Geraldine Wall	...	Miss Hattie Geeves
Addison Richards	...	Mr. George Benedict

Also Known As:

Uncle Andy Hardy (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

93 min | USA:95 min (2005 DVD release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #11830)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The last film in the Andy Hardy series in which Lewis Stone plays Judge Hardy.

Movie Connections:

Follows Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Soundtrack:

Rock-a-Bye Baby

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!