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Andy Hardy

January 01, 1970

For people with a similar name, see Andrew Hardie (disambiguation).

Andrew "Andy" Hardy is a fictional character best known for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer series of 16 films in which he was played by Mickey Rooney. The main film series was released from 1937 to 1946, with a final film made in 1958 in an unsuccessful attempt to continue the series. Hardy and other characters initially appeared in the 1928 play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol.[1] Early films in the series were about the Hardy family as a whole, but later entries focused on the character of Andy Hardy. Rooney was the only member of the ensemble to appear in all 16 films. The Hardy films, which were enormously popular in their heyday, were sentimental comedies, celebrating ordinary American life.

Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney (center) as Andy Hardy, with Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) and Mrs. Hardy (Fay Holden), 1939
First appearanceStage:
Skidding (1928)
Film:
A Family Affair (1937)
Last appearanceAndy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
Created byAurania Rouverol
Portrayed byCharles Eaton (stage)
Mickey Rooney (film)
In-universe information
AliasAndrew Hardy
GenderMale
FamilyJudge James K. Hardy (father)
Emily Hardy (mother)
Marian Hardy (sister)
Mildred (Milly) Forrest (aunt)
NationalityAmerican

Theatre edit

The Hardy family first appeared in Aurania Rouverol's play Skidding, which debuted on May 21, 1928, at the Bijou Theatre and ran until July 1929.[2] The original cast included Carleton Macy as Judge Hardy, Charles Eaton as Andy, Joan Madison as Myra, and Marguerite Churchill as Marion.[3] Samuel Marx recommended to MGM that the play be adapted into a film.[4]

First film edit

The initial Hardy film, A Family Affair (1937), was based directly on Rouverol's play and was produced without a view to producing a series. It featured Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy and Spring Byington as Mrs. Hardy, Andy's parents, and Margaret Marquis as Andy's on-again-off-again sweetheart, Polly Benedict.

Series edit

 
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Love Finds Andy Hardy

When the series was launched, most of the cast was changed, with the exception of Rooney, Cecilia Parker as Andy's older sister Marian Hardy, and Sara Haden as Aunt Milly (except for two films when Betty Ross Clarke appeared as Milly). The second and subsequent films starred Lewis Stone as Judge Hardy, Fay Holden as Mrs. Hardy, and Ann Rutherford as Polly Benedict. The Hardys' oldest child, married daughter Joan Hardy Martin, appeared only in the first film and was not mentioned in the subsequent films.

Most of the movies were set in the Hardys' fictional hometown of Carvel, located in Idaho in the original play, but described in the films as being in the Midwest. (In the short film Andy Hardy's Dilemma, the Hardys are described as living in Los Angeles, with no mention of Carvel.) All of the films were sentimental comedies celebrating ordinary American life. The people in Carvel were generally pious, patriotic, generous, and tolerant. The town represented MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer's idealized vision of his adopted country.[citation needed]

The early movies focused on the Hardy family as a whole, but the character Andy soon became the center of the series, and his name was featured in the title of the fourth film and all films from the seventh on.[5] They were instrumental in Rooney's rise to stardom. The first two Hardy films dealt with the danger of adultery among the younger generation, but the later ones avoided such controversial themes.[citation needed]

The central relationship in the movies was between Andy and his father. Judge Hardy, played by the grandfatherly looking Stone, was a man of absolute morality and integrity, with a stern demeanor, but a kind heart and droll sense of humor. A typical plot involved Andy getting into minor trouble with money or girls, usually because of youthful selfishness and a willingness to fudge the truth.[citation needed] This would lead to a "man-to-man" talk with his father, after which Andy would do the right thing.

In three films, Rooney was paired with Judy Garland, beginning with Love Finds Andy Hardy, and continuing with Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) and Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941). Garland's character, Betsy Booth, is an aspiring singer and she sings in the first two of these films. However, although Garland songs were planned for the final film, they were eventually dropped. Unlike Garland-Rooney films outside of the Andy Hardy series, Rooney's Hardy character is not a musician, so Garland and Rooney do not perform together in the Hardy films.

Rooney played the character continuously from age 16 to 25, when he appeared in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946), in which Andy returned to civilian life after fighting in World War II. Twelve years later, an attempt to revive the series with an older, wiser Andy was made in 1958 with Andy Hardy Comes Home, but it turned out to be the final film in the series. Thus, the Andy Hardy series ended with a "To Be Continued", which indeed has yet to be continued.

Filmography edit

  1. A Family Affair (1937)
  2. You're Only Young Once (1937)
  3. Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
  4. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
  5. Out West with the Hardys (1938)
  6. The Hardys Ride High (1939)
  7. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
  8. Judge Hardy and Son (1939)[6]
  9. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
  10. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
  11. Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
  12. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
  13. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
  14. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
  15. Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
  16. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)

Also, a 1940 short subject promoting the Community Chest was called Andy Hardy's Dilemma (18 minutes).[7]

Characters edit

  • Names in white rectangles show which actors appeared in each film. A dark grey rectangle indicates that the character did not appear in that film.
Character Title
A Family Affair You're Only Young Once Judge Hardy's Children Love Finds Andy Hardy Out West with the Hardys The Hardys Ride High Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Judge Hardy and Son Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Life Begins for Andy Hardy The Courtship of Andy Hardy Andy Hardy's Double Life Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Love Laughs At Andy Hardy Andy Hardy Comes Home
Andy Hardy Mickey Rooney
Judge Hardy Lionel Barrymore Lewis Stone
Emily Hardy Spring Byington Fay Holden
Aunt Milly Sara Haden Betty Ross Clarke Sara Haden
Marion Hardy Cecilia Parker Cecilia Parker Cecilia Parker
Polly Benedict Margaret Marquis Ann Rutherford
Henry, the bailiff Erville Alderson Erville Alderson Erville Alderson
Wayne Trent Eric Linden Robert Whitney
Frank Redmond Charley Grapewin Frank Craven
Hoyt Wells Selmer Jackson
Tommy Charles Peck Charles Peck Charles Peck Charles Peck
Betsy Booth Judy Garland Judy Garland Judy Garland
Jimmy MacMahon Gene Reynolds Gene Reynolds
Dennis Hunt Don Castle
Augusta Marie Blake Marie Blake
Beezy George P. Beakston George P. Beakston Joey Forman
Peter Dugan Raymond Hatton Joseph Crehan
Don Davis John T. Murray
George Benedict Addison Richards Addison Richards Addison Richards Addison Richards
Principal Davis John Dilson John Dilson
Phrasie Daisey Maxine Conrad June Presser
Clarabelle Margaret Early Margaret Early
Harry Land Todd Karns Todd Karns
Jeff Willis William Lundigan
Joe Wilkins, the Postman John Butler
Red Frank Coghlan Jr.
Kay Wilson Bonita Granville

Screen debuts edit

The Andy Hardy series served as a platform for MGM to introduce new performers, some of whom became stars themselves.[5] As examples, Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) featured Lana Turner in one of her first film appearances, while Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) launched Kathryn Grayson's movie career, and Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) marked the screen debut of Esther Williams.

Other adaptations edit

Public service announcements edit

A number of public service announcements involving the Andy Hardy character and his father were shown in theaters in the 1940s. A notable example had Andy trying to persuade his father to give him $200 for a car. Instead, his father took him on a tour of several charities that needed the money more. After each visit to a charity, the car Andy wanted to buy became more and more decrepit.

Radio series edit

From late 1949 into 1952, The Hardy Family was syndicated by MGM as a half-hour weekly series on radio, with a cast including Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden and Lewis Stone, and writers including Jack Rubin and Jameson Brewer, directed by Thomas A. McAvity. Radio historian J. David Goldin identifies the personnel and summarizes a dozen episodes, with episode numbers suggested more than 70 episodes were broadcast.[8] Seven episodes of the series are preserved in an Internet Archive collection.[9]

Comic books edit

In June 1947, Fiction House's Movie Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film Love Laughs at Andy Hardy.[10][11]

Andy Hardy was also the subject of a six comic books published by Dell in 1952–1954.[12][13] Only in the former does the drawing of Andy Hardy resemble Mickey Rooney.[citation needed]

Proposed television adaptation edit

In the 1960s, NBC considered an Andy Hardy TV series, and MGM shot a pilot episode for the network in early 1962. Jimmy Hawkins, who had teenage roles in several popular sitcoms, played Andy, and veteran character actor Philip Ober played Judge Hardy.[14] Despite indications that the network would pick up the show for its 1962–63 season, that never happened.

References edit

  1. ^ "Fan Site Home Page". AndyHardyfilms.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ^ "Aurania Rouverol – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". IBDB. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. ^ "Skidding Original Broadway Cast - 1928 Broadway". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  4. ^ Lertzman, Richard A.; Birnes, William J. (2015-10-20). The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5011-0098-7.
  5. ^ a b 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year. Turner Classic Movies, 2009.
  6. ^ Judge Hardy and Son at the American Film Institute Catalog
  7. ^ "Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things". IMDb.
  8. ^ Goldin, David. "Hardy Family, The". RadioGOLDINdex. University of Missouri, Kansas City. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Def GP". "The Hardy Family 08 Eps". The Internet Archive. The Internet Archive. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Movie Comics #3". Comics.org. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  11. ^ Zillner, Dian; Zillner, Jeff (1994). Hollywood collectibles: the sequel. ISBN 0887405711.[page needed]
  12. ^ "Andy Hardy (1952 Dell) comic books". Mycomicshop.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  13. ^ The comic book: the one essential guide for comic book fans everywhere by Paul Sassienie Chartwell Books, Inc., 1994
  14. ^ "Andy Hardy (1962)". IMDb.

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For people with a similar name see Andrew Hardie disambiguation Andrew Andy Hardy is a fictional character best known for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer series of 16 films in which he was played by Mickey Rooney The main film series was released from 1937 to 1946 with a final film made in 1958 in an unsuccessful attempt to continue the series Hardy and other characters initially appeared in the 1928 play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol 1 Early films in the series were about the Hardy family as a whole but later entries focused on the character of Andy Hardy Rooney was the only member of the ensemble to appear in all 16 films The Hardy films which were enormously popular in their heyday were sentimental comedies celebrating ordinary American life Andy HardyMickey Rooney center as Andy Hardy with Judge Hardy Lewis Stone and Mrs Hardy Fay Holden 1939First appearanceStage Skidding 1928 Film A Family Affair 1937 Last appearanceAndy Hardy Comes Home 1958 Created byAurania RouverolPortrayed byCharles Eaton stage Mickey Rooney film In universe informationAliasAndrew HardyGenderMaleFamilyJudge James K Hardy father Emily Hardy mother Marian Hardy sister Mildred Milly Forrest aunt NationalityAmerican Contents 1 Theatre 2 First film 3 Series 4 Filmography 5 Characters 6 Screen debuts 7 Other adaptations 7 1 Public service announcements 7 2 Radio series 7 3 Comic books 7 4 Proposed television adaptation 8 ReferencesTheatre editThe Hardy family first appeared in Aurania Rouverol s play Skidding which debuted on May 21 1928 at the Bijou Theatre and ran until July 1929 2 The original cast included Carleton Macy as Judge Hardy Charles Eaton as Andy Joan Madison as Myra and Marguerite Churchill as Marion 3 Samuel Marx recommended to MGM that the play be adapted into a film 4 First film editThe initial Hardy film A Family Affair 1937 was based directly on Rouverol s play and was produced without a view to producing a series It featured Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy and Spring Byington as Mrs Hardy Andy s parents and Margaret Marquis as Andy s on again off again sweetheart Polly Benedict Series editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Love Finds Andy Hardy When the series was launched most of the cast was changed with the exception of Rooney Cecilia Parker as Andy s older sister Marian Hardy and Sara Haden as Aunt Milly except for two films when Betty Ross Clarke appeared as Milly The second and subsequent films starred Lewis Stone as Judge Hardy Fay Holden as Mrs Hardy and Ann Rutherford as Polly Benedict The Hardys oldest child married daughter Joan Hardy Martin appeared only in the first film and was not mentioned in the subsequent films Most of the movies were set in the Hardys fictional hometown of Carvel located in Idaho in the original play but described in the films as being in the Midwest In the short film Andy Hardy s Dilemma the Hardys are described as living in Los Angeles with no mention of Carvel All of the films were sentimental comedies celebrating ordinary American life The people in Carvel were generally pious patriotic generous and tolerant The town represented MGM mogul Louis B Mayer s idealized vision of his adopted country citation needed The early movies focused on the Hardy family as a whole but the character Andy soon became the center of the series and his name was featured in the title of the fourth film and all films from the seventh on 5 They were instrumental in Rooney s rise to stardom The first two Hardy films dealt with the danger of adultery among the younger generation but the later ones avoided such controversial themes citation needed The central relationship in the movies was between Andy and his father Judge Hardy played by the grandfatherly looking Stone was a man of absolute morality and integrity with a stern demeanor but a kind heart and droll sense of humor A typical plot involved Andy getting into minor trouble with money or girls usually because of youthful selfishness and a willingness to fudge the truth citation needed This would lead to a man to man talk with his father after which Andy would do the right thing In three films Rooney was paired with Judy Garland beginning with Love Finds Andy Hardy and continuing with Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940 and Life Begins for Andy Hardy 1941 Garland s character Betsy Booth is an aspiring singer and she sings in the first two of these films However although Garland songs were planned for the final film they were eventually dropped Unlike Garland Rooney films outside of the Andy Hardy series Rooney s Hardy character is not a musician so Garland and Rooney do not perform together in the Hardy films Rooney played the character continuously from age 16 to 25 when he appeared in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946 in which Andy returned to civilian life after fighting in World War II Twelve years later an attempt to revive the series with an older wiser Andy was made in 1958 with Andy Hardy Comes Home but it turned out to be the final film in the series Thus the Andy Hardy series ended with a To Be Continued which indeed has yet to be continued Filmography editA Family Affair 1937 You re Only Young Once 1937 Judge Hardy s Children 1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938 Out West with the Hardys 1938 The Hardys Ride High 1939 Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939 Judge Hardy and Son 1939 6 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940 Andy Hardy s Private Secretary 1941 Life Begins for Andy Hardy 1941 The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942 Andy Hardy s Double Life 1942 Andy Hardy s Blonde Trouble 1944 Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946 Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958 Also a 1940 short subject promoting the Community Chest was called Andy Hardy s Dilemma 18 minutes 7 Characters editNames in white rectangles show which actors appeared in each film A dark grey rectangle indicates that the character did not appear in that film Character Title A Family Affair You re Only Young Once Judge Hardy s Children Love Finds Andy Hardy Out West with the Hardys The Hardys Ride High Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Judge Hardy and Son Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Andy Hardy s Private Secretary Life Begins for Andy Hardy The Courtship of Andy Hardy Andy Hardy s Double Life Andy Hardy s Blonde Trouble Love Laughs At Andy Hardy Andy Hardy Comes Home Andy Hardy Mickey Rooney Judge Hardy Lionel Barrymore Lewis Stone Emily Hardy Spring Byington Fay Holden Aunt Milly Sara Haden Betty Ross Clarke Sara Haden Marion Hardy Cecilia Parker Cecilia Parker Cecilia Parker Polly Benedict Margaret Marquis Ann Rutherford Henry the bailiff Erville Alderson Erville Alderson Erville Alderson Wayne Trent Eric Linden Robert Whitney Frank Redmond Charley Grapewin Frank Craven Hoyt Wells Selmer Jackson Tommy Charles Peck Charles Peck Charles Peck Charles Peck Betsy Booth Judy Garland Judy Garland Judy Garland Jimmy MacMahon Gene Reynolds Gene Reynolds Dennis Hunt Don Castle Augusta Marie Blake Marie Blake Beezy George P Beakston George P Beakston Joey Forman Peter Dugan Raymond Hatton Joseph Crehan Don Davis John T Murray George Benedict Addison Richards Addison Richards Addison Richards Addison Richards Principal Davis John Dilson John Dilson Phrasie Daisey Maxine Conrad June Presser Clarabelle Margaret Early Margaret Early Harry Land Todd Karns Todd Karns Jeff Willis William Lundigan Joe Wilkins the Postman John Butler Red Frank Coghlan Jr Kay Wilson Bonita GranvilleScreen debuts editThe Andy Hardy series served as a platform for MGM to introduce new performers some of whom became stars themselves 5 As examples Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938 featured Lana Turner in one of her first film appearances while Andy Hardy s Private Secretary 1941 launched Kathryn Grayson s movie career and Andy Hardy s Double Life 1942 marked the screen debut of Esther Williams Other adaptations editPublic service announcements edit A number of public service announcements involving the Andy Hardy character and his father were shown in theaters in the 1940s A notable example had Andy trying to persuade his father to give him 200 for a car Instead his father took him on a tour of several charities that needed the money more After each visit to a charity the car Andy wanted to buy became more and more decrepit Radio series edit From late 1949 into 1952 The Hardy Family was syndicated by MGM as a half hour weekly series on radio with a cast including Mickey Rooney Fay Holden and Lewis Stone and writers including Jack Rubin and Jameson Brewer directed by Thomas A McAvity Radio historian J David Goldin identifies the personnel and summarizes a dozen episodes with episode numbers suggested more than 70 episodes were broadcast 8 Seven episodes of the series are preserved in an Internet Archive collection 9 Comic books edit In June 1947 Fiction House s Movie Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 10 11 Andy Hardy was also the subject of a six comic books published by Dell in 1952 1954 12 13 Only in the former does the drawing of Andy Hardy resemble Mickey Rooney citation needed Proposed television adaptation edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message In the 1960s NBC considered an Andy Hardy TV series and MGM shot a pilot episode for the network in early 1962 Jimmy Hawkins who had teenage roles in several popular sitcoms played Andy and veteran character actor Philip Ober played Judge Hardy 14 Despite indications that the network would pick up the show for its 1962 63 season that never happened References edit Fan Site Home Page AndyHardyfilms com Retrieved 2013 08 25 Aurania Rouverol Broadway Cast amp Staff IBDB IBDB Retrieved 2020 07 11 Skidding Original Broadway Cast 1928 Broadway www broadwayworld com Retrieved 2020 07 11 Lertzman Richard A Birnes William J 2015 10 20 The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney Simon and Schuster ISBN 978 1 5011 0098 7 a b 1939 Hollywood s Greatest Year Turner Classic Movies 2009 Judge Hardy and Son at the American Film Institute Catalog Andy Hardy s Dilemma A Lesson in Mathematics and Other Things IMDb Goldin David Hardy Family The RadioGOLDINdex University of Missouri Kansas City Retrieved May 6 2023 Def GP The Hardy Family 08 Eps The Internet Archive The Internet Archive Retrieved May 6 2023 Movie Comics 3 Comics org Retrieved 2013 08 25 Zillner Dian Zillner Jeff 1994 Hollywood collectibles the sequel ISBN 0887405711 page needed Andy Hardy 1952 Dell comic books Mycomicshop com Retrieved 2013 08 25 The comic book the one essential guide for comic book fans everywhere by Paul Sassienie Chartwell Books Inc 1994 Andy Hardy 1962 IMDb Retrieved from https 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