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Fay Holden – Brief Entry About the Hardy Family Matriarch

April 21, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Fay Holden and Mickey Rooney

Best known for playing Andy Hardy’s mother in 14 of MGM’s Hardy family movies, Fay Holden was discovered in England by Mrs. Patrick Campbell. She originally worked as Gaby Fay.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, Notes & Quotes Tagged With: Fay Holden, Gaby Fay, Hardy Family

Remembering Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) on Screen, Especially 1937-1944

April 11, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Mickey Rooney 1951 Artisti del Cinema Trading Card

Remembering Mickey Rooney with a look at his peak years. From Andy Hardy to Boys Town and the Judy Garland pairings. Plus previewing TCM’s April 13 tribute to Rooney.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Andy Hardy, Hardy Family, Mickey Rooney, obituary

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #8 – Judge Hardy and Son (1939)

July 27, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Lewis Stone and Mickey Rooney

The eighth entry in the Hardy family series, Judge Hardy and Son, sees one family member struck down with illness, three Universal horror actors in supporting roles and Andy’s hunt for a girl whose middle name begins with the letter “V.”

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, carey wilson, Cecilia Parker, egon brecher, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, Henry Hull, Judge Hardy, June Preisser, Leona Maricle, Lewis Stone, Louis B. Mayer, margaret early, Maria Ouspenskaya, martha odriscoll, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #7 – Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)

December 21, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever credits

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) presents a less carefree Andy when he falls in love with his dramatics teacher played by former cellist Helen Gilbert. Starring Mickey Rooney and directed by W.S. “Woody” Van Dyke rather than series regular George B. Seitz.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Addison Richards, Andy Hardy, andy hardy gets spring fever, Ann Rutherford, byron foulger, Cecilia Parker, erville alderson, Fay Holden, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, helen gilbert, John T. Murray, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, stanley andrews, terry kilburn, W.S. Van Dyke, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #6 – The Hardys Ride High (1939)

December 18, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Mickey Rooney in The Hardys Ride High

In The Hardys Ride High (1939), the sixth movie of MGM’s Hardy Family series, Judge Hardy and family fly to Detroit to claim a two million dollar inheritance. Andy Hardy sets his sights on a showgirl and Aunt Milly may have found love at last.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Aileen Pringle, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, donald briggs, dusty king, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, george irving, Halliwell Hobbes, Hardy Family, john king, John T. Murray, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Marsha Hunt, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Minor Watson, Sara Haden, the hardys at home, the hardys ride high, Virginia Grey, Warner Archive, william orr

Sara Haden – Charlotte Walker’s Daughter and Andy Hardy’s Aunt Milly

December 17, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Sara Haden and Minor Watson 1939 A and M Wix Film Favourites Tobacco Card

Character actress Sara Haden was stage and screen star Charlotte Walker’s daughter. Originally famed for playing cranks became Andy Hardy’s Aunt Milly in 14 of the Hardy Family movies.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: aunt millie, aunt milly, character actors, Charlotte Walker, Hardy Family, Sara Haden

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #5 – Out West with the Hardys (1938)

December 13, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Gordon Jones and Cecilia Parker

The fifth entry of the Hardy Family series, Out West with the Hardys (1938), puts focus on each of the core family members in a Western setting. Virginia Weidler is Mickey Rooney’s sidekick in this one. Sara Haden returns as Aunt Milly.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, gordon jones, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, MGM, Mickey Rooney, nana bryant, out west with the hardys, ralph morgan, Sara Haden, thurston hall, tom neal, Virginia Weidler, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #4 – Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

December 8, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Love Finds Andy Hardy credits

The fourth entry of the Hardy Family series, Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), introduces Judy Garland as Betsy Booth. Andy dates Lana Turner as a favor to friend Beezy in this Christmastime set entry in series.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, betsy booth, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, Gene Reynolds, George B Seitz, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, marie blake, mary howard, Mickey Rooney, Raymond Hatton, Warner Archive

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #3 – Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)

December 1, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Mickey Rooney in Judge Hardys Children

The third entry of the Hardy Family series, Judge Hardy’s Children (1938), finds Judge Hardy called to Washington DC. Andy is interested in a French diplomat’s daughter, while Marian falls in with the wrong crowd.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, donald douglas, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, Hardy Family, jacqueline laurent, janet beecher, Jonathan Hale, Judge Hardy, leonard penn, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, robert whitney, Ruth Hussey, Warner Archive, youre only young once

MGM’s Hardy Family Series #2 – You’re Only Young Once (1937)

November 30, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Eleanor Lynn and Mickey Rooney

The second entry of the Hardy Family series, You’re Only Young Once (1937), sees the family vacation at Santa Catalina Island and features the first appearances of Lewis Stone, Fay Holden and Ann Rutherford in the parts they will reprise throughout the lifetime of the series.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1937, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, charles judels, eleanor lynn, Fay Holden, frank craven, George B Seitz, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, selmer jackson, Ted Pearson, Warner Archive, youre only young once

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