vincentlynch-moonoi
Looking at the credits, one would think this would have been one of the stronger Hardy family films, but it is not. Not saying it's bad, but it's nothing special. Yet, there are the Hardy family, Judy Garland, and a young Lana Turner (filmed during here second year in films when she was sometimes still uncredited or had scenes deleted).Here, Andy (Mickey Rooney) has girl trouble -- too many girls. There's Polly Benedict, a somewhat loose REDHEAD (Lana), and a too young (really?) visitor next door (Judy). Of course, Andy was always having girl trouble...just not so many at one time. And he's trying to buy an old beat-up car. And his grandmother has had a stroke and Mother Hardy has to go to Canada.Why do I say this is not one of the stronger Hardy family films? First off, Andy Hardy is usually portrayed as a fairly nice kid with decent manners. Not here. He treats Judy Garland's character shabbily. He takes advantage of -- for money -- Lana Turner's character. And he's unfaithful to Polly Benedict (while the cat's away the mice will play). Second, I thought I bet Judy Garland will have a couple of swell numbers here. In my estimation, perhaps the worst musical numbers she had in any film.So, for me, I'd say that unless you're intent on watching all the Hardy films, pass this one by.
utgard14
Polly Benedict is leaving poor Andy alone for Christmas. Andy is also short the money he needs to buy a car from Mr. Dugan. So, for a fee, Andy agrees to date his friend Beezy's girl (Lana Turner) while he's away. The plan is that Andy will date her to keep other guys away, then when Beezy returns Andy will dump her and she'll go back to Beezy. At the same time, a slightly younger girl (Judy Garland) has moved in next door. She falls for Andy (naturally) but Andy sees her as just a kid. As usual, things start to go wrong for Andy and he has to have one of those famous talks with Judge Hardy.The regulars are all pitch-perfect. The writing is great, managing to juggle several plot lines, big & small, and tie them all together nicely. Of course, what would an Andy Hardy movie be without the lovely girls that were always infatuated with him? Here we have the ever-adorable Ann Rutherford, a beautiful and fun young Lana Turner, and the immensely likable Judy Garland in her first of three Andy Hardy appearances. She gets to sing too and is terrific, as one would expect. Highly enjoyable entry in the series. One of the best.
ccthemovieman-1
This is very corny in spots, especially with the goofy faces Mickey Rooney makes with the girls. They are so childish they get annoying quickly. However, he stops doing that fairly soon, thankfully.Even though these Andy Hardy films are sappy, there is a certain charm to them. Of note in this film is a very young Lana Turner and a young Judy Garland, whose songs are so-so in here. She plays an appealing role but is not convincing as a 12-year-old. She looks physically more mature than pre-teen.Lewis Stone, meanwhile, is perhaps the best character in this film as he was in most movies in this series. I really liked his hear-to-heart talk with Rooney. In an old-fashioned way, it's nice to see a teen with a great rapport with his parents. Some may not believe it, but it DOES happen in some families!!
madformickey05
I simply love this Andy Hardy film. I found it at Wal-mart one day and just had to get it. I've seen Mickey Rooney in films before, but never was he so funny as in this. Mickey and Judy Garland were great together. In fact, they are my favorite on screen couple of all time. The whole movie is funny and entertaining. I wish they would put all of the Andy Hardy movies out on DVD. Another movie I like with Mickey and Judy is Girl Crazy. It's a great musical, if you like musicals. This one isn't boring and simply entertaining all the way through. For a great laugh and a lot of fun check out Love Finds Andy Hardy....you will not be disappointed.
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