The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942
Approved
1h 35m

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Donna Reed and Mickey Rooney in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.

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6.6/10

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Awards
- 2 wins total

Trivia
Mickey Rooney married Ava Gardner while filming "The Courtship of Andy Hardy" (January 1942).

Goofs
When the family all arrive in the dining room for dinner and Marian is in the negligee she intends to wear as an evening dress, the doorbell rings. Already seated, Marian volunteers to answer the door, but Andy stops her and goes to the door himself as the camera briefly follows him. When the scene cuts back to the dinner table Marian is standing again and then seats herself again.

Quotes
Judge Hardy: Well, I think a newspaper article should be about the length of a lady's skirt; long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to be interesting.

Connections
Featured in Personalities (1942)

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6/10

Most of this story works...but one plotline is downright bizarre.

Melodie nesbitt--donna reed accused of stealing car--odd how family handled it asks andy to take melodie out company suing mrs hardy'

"The Courtship of Andy Hardy" is generally a good addition to the franchise. Sadly, though, one of the storylines just makes no sense...hence the score is only 6.

When the story begins, Judge Hardy is presiding over a case involving two horrible parents whose divorce proceedings have drug on for years...all to the detriment of their daughter, Melodie (Donna Reed). Melodie parrots her mother's hatred for the father and she's a lonely, sad young lady. Later in the story, Judge Hardy asks Andy for a favor....to ask Melodie out to the upcoming dance. It turns out that she's never dated anyone and Andy is willing...even though she is shunned by her peers.

There are other parts to the story--such as Marian dating a loser and Mrs. Hardy being harassed by a dishonest company. But the one that stood out for me involved Andy being accused of stealing a car...this and the resolution to it made no sense at all nor did Judge Hardy's reaction to it. Bizarre to say the least...though the rest of the film is the usual nice, wholesome sort of fair fans of the series have come to expect.