Love Finds Andy Hardy

Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938 theatrical poster
Directed byGeorge B. Seitz
Written byVivien R. Bretherton
William Ludwig
Aurania Rouverol
Produced byLou L. Ostrow
Carey Wilson
StarringLewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
CinematographyLester White
Edited byBen Lewis
Music byDavid Snell
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • July 22, 1938 (1938-07-22)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$212,000[1][2]
Box office$2,247,000[1][2]

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".[3][4]

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.

  1. ^ a b Eyman, Scott (2005). Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer. Robson. p. 324.
  2. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger. Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study. 1962.
  3. ^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 27, 2000. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  4. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 5, 2020.