Andy Hardy Meets Debutante is a
1940The year 1940 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released.* February 20 - Tom and Jerry make their debut in the animated cartoon Puss Gets the Boot....
American
family filmA family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families. To attract these diverse audiences, film makers often create works that operate simultaneously on several levels of appeal...
comedyComedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies...
directed by
George B. SeitzGeorge Brackett Seitz was a playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director who is known for his screenplays for action serials, including:*The Perils of Pauline ,*The Exploits of Elaine ,...
. The film stars
Lewis StoneLewis Shepard Stone was an American actor.Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Stone's hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting, but his career was interrupted by World War I...
,
Mickey RooneyMickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. During his career he has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award...
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Cecilia ParkerCecilia Parker was a film actress.She was brought to southern California as a child by her mother, Mrs. Naudy Anna Parker. Her father was an English soldier. Parker graduated from the Convent of the Immaculate Heart in Hollywood in June 1931. At the time she resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs....
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Fay HoldenFay Holden , was an American actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1935 and 1958, but is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Emily Hardy, Mickey Rooney's mother in the MGM Andy Hardy movie series....
and
Judy GarlandJudy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy...
. This is the 10th of the
Andy HardyAndy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an MGM film series from 1937 to 1958. Spanning over 20 years, the 16 movies were based on characters in the play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol....
film series.
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
- Lewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone was an American actor.Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Stone's hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting, but his career was interrupted by World War I...
as Judge James K.
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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante is a
1940The year 1940 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released.* February 20 - Tom and Jerry make their debut in the animated cartoon Puss Gets the Boot....
American
family filmA family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families. To attract these diverse audiences, film makers often create works that operate simultaneously on several levels of appeal...
comedyComedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies...
directed by
George B. SeitzGeorge Brackett Seitz was a playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director who is known for his screenplays for action serials, including:*The Perils of Pauline ,*The Exploits of Elaine ,...
. The film stars
Lewis StoneLewis Shepard Stone was an American actor.Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Stone's hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting, but his career was interrupted by World War I...
,
Mickey RooneyMickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. During his career he has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award...
,
Cecilia ParkerCecilia Parker was a film actress.She was brought to southern California as a child by her mother, Mrs. Naudy Anna Parker. Her father was an English soldier. Parker graduated from the Convent of the Immaculate Heart in Hollywood in June 1931. At the time she resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs....
,
Fay HoldenFay Holden , was an American actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1935 and 1958, but is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Emily Hardy, Mickey Rooney's mother in the MGM Andy Hardy movie series....
and
Judy GarlandJudy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy...
. This is the 10th of the
Andy HardyAndy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an MGM film series from 1937 to 1958. Spanning over 20 years, the 16 movies were based on characters in the play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol....
film series.
Plot
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Cast
- Lewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone was an American actor.Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Stone's hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting, but his career was interrupted by World War I...
as Judge James K. 'Jim' Hardy
- Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. During his career he has won multiple awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award...
as Andrew 'Andy' Hardy
- Cecilia Parker
Cecilia Parker was a film actress.She was brought to southern California as a child by her mother, Mrs. Naudy Anna Parker. Her father was an English soldier. Parker graduated from the Convent of the Immaculate Heart in Hollywood in June 1931. At the time she resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs....
as Marian Hardy
- Fay Holden
Fay Holden , was an American actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1935 and 1958, but is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Emily Hardy, Mickey Rooney's mother in the MGM Andy Hardy movie series....
as Mrs. Emily Hardy
- Judy Garland
Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy...
as Betsy Booth
- Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford is a Canadian-American actress in film, radio, and television. She has had a long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict on the big screen of the 1930s and 1940s, and on The Bob Newhart Show as Newhart's character's mother-in-law.Her first film role was in...
as Polly Benedict
- Diana Lewis
Diana "Mousie" Lewis was an American film actress and a MGM contract star.Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Lewis began her film career in All the King's Horses and worked steadily over the next few years, usually in minor roles...
as Daphne Fowler
- George P. Breakston as F. Baker 'Beezy' Anderson
- Sara Haden
Sara Haden was a character actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s through the 1950s.She was born November 17, 1899 in Galveston, Texas. Haden was the daughter of another character actress, Charlotte Walker, who was active in silent films and early talkies...
as Aunt Milly Forrest
- Addison Richards
Addison Richards , was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1933 and 1964.He died from a heart attack...
as George Benedict
- George Lessey
George Lessey , was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 123 films between 1910 and 1946...
as Underwood, a Lawyer
- Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall , was an American film actor. He appeared in over 140 films between 1935 and 1950.He was born Cyrus Willard Kendall in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Woodland Hills, California...
as Mr. Carrillo
- Clyde Willson as Francis aka Butch
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