Andy Hardy Movies - Starring Mickey Rooney

Andy Hardy movies are about Andy Hardy, the boy next door type, and the adventures and scrapes he gets into. 

Here is a typical scene representative of morals in Andy Hardy movies.  It is from a public service announcement but it still shows typical interaction between the dad and the son.  Here is “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.” 

1.       We love quiet commonsense wisdom that Andy’s parents have.

2.       We love that Andy’s parents are older than most parents today.

3.       We love the scrapes that Andy gets into and the lessons he learns in getting out of them – wise is the person who can learn from others examples – whether good or bad.

4.       We love the respectful behavior and for the most part good character that the youth in these movies have.

I’m sure you will not agree with everything that Andy Hardy does.  We don’t either.  But Andy Hardy movies do provide a good spring board for discussions about your family values.

Here are the Andy Hardy movies that were produced

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)^[7]
9. Andy Hardy's Dilemma (1940) (18 minutes; a short subject promoting the Community Chest)^[8]
10. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
11. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
12. Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
13. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
14. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
15. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
16. Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946)
17. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)

Here is a link that tells more about Andy Hardy Movies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Hardy

Here are Movie Trailers that I found for various Andy Hardy Movies

A Family Affair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUIClX718AA

You’re Only Young Once http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGinFoLVB8I

Love Finds Andy Hardy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZiwFOjEd8Y          
   

Out West With the Hardys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdxCSPRTDiA
 

The Hardys Ride High http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrZK7gtNUuM
 

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXzX1PUxFW4

Andy Hardy’s Meets Debutante http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHU36v0FODg
 

Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuFztYq0Plg

Life Begins for Andy Hardy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMHoIZQacJs

The Courtship of Andy Hardy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCgtRvpgCPI

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwQkGo3DwGs

Andy Hardy Comes Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBE5ve_I_EQ

We haven’t seen all these movies; not all of them are out on DVD/Video, but we have enjoyed the ones we have seen.  Let us know your thoughts on the movies.