Love Finds Andy Hardy
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1938 theatrical poster
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| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Produced by | Lou L. Ostrow Carey Wilson |
| Written by | Vivien R. Bretherton William Ludwig Aurania Rouverol |
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Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Lana Turner |
| Music by | David Snell |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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91 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $212,000 |
| Box office | $2,247,000 |
Love Finds Andy Hardy is a 1938 American romantic comedy film that tells the story of a teenage boy who becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time. It stars Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Ann Rutherford, Mary Howard and Gene Reynolds.
The screenplay was written by William Ludwig, from stories by Vivien R. Bretherton, and based upon characters created by Aurania Rouverol. It was directed by George B. Seitz. In 2000, Love Finds Andy Hardy was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
This was the first film in which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer recorded at least part of the soundtrack in stereophonic sound, a practice which was used for a number of MGM musical comedies beginning the late 1930s. The film was presented in standard monaural sound.
It is December 1938 in the town of Carvel. Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is putting a $12 down payment on a used car. Andy, desperate to take his girlfriend Polly Benedict (Ann Rutherford) to the Christmas Eve dance in his own car, must pay an additional $8 by December 23 for it to be his.
When Polly tells Andy she will be visiting her grandmother for the next three weeks and will not be able to attend the Christmas Eve dance with him, Andy vows to attend the dance alone.
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