A Family Affair (1937 film)

A Family Affair
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Directed byGeorge B. Seitz
Written byKay Van Riper
Hugo Butler
Based onSkidding
1928 play
by Aurania Rouverol
Produced byLucien Hubbard
Samuel Marx
StarringLionel Barrymore
Cecilia Parker
Spring Byington
Eric Linden
Charley Grapewin
Mickey Rooney
CinematographyLester White
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music byDavid Snell
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 12, 1937 (1937-03-12)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$178,000[1]
Box office$502,000[1]

A Family Affair is a 1937 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and based on the 1928 play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol. It was the first of 16 films now known as the Andy Hardy series, although Andy Hardy did not become the main character in the series until several more installments had been made. The film stars Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden, Mickey Rooney and Charley Grapewin.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Scott Eyman, Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer, Robson, 2005 p 324
  2. ^ "Internet Movie Database". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2018-06-30.