NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

JohnHowardReid Assistant director: Tom Andre. Gag consultant: Buster Keaton. Sound recording: Douglas Shearer. Producers: Carey Wilson, Lou L. Ostrow. Copyright 13 July 1938 by Loew's Inc. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. New York opening at the Capitol, 21 July 1938 (ran 2 weeks). U.S. release: 2 July 1938. Australian release: 15 September 1938. 9 reels. 8,199 feet. 91 minutes.SYNOPSIS: A pal asks Andy Hardy to keep the wolves away from his sexy girlfriend.NOTES: Academy Award, Mickey Rooney, best male juvenile of 1938. Douglas McPhail had a major role, but his entire part ended up on the cutting-room floor. Number 9 in The Film Daily annual "Ten Best Pictures" poll of U.S. film critics. Negative cost: approx. $250,000. Initial domestic rental gross: $2 million. Number 4 in the series. COMMENT: Just about all critics regard this one as the best of the series, and it's not hard to realize why. In four words: Judy Garland, Lana Turner.To take Miss Garland first. Counting shorts, this one numbers as her 13th appearance before the cameras. She is an absolute delight. Not only does her personality and singing voice come across remarkably well, but in Lester White's glossy yet muted lighting, she looks most attractive into the bargain. Our only regret that her part was trimmed before release and that two of her songs, "Easy to Love" and "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", were jettisoned. She's left with three, but five would have been a real treat, especially as, for once, her voice is so deftly recorded.And now Lana. Counting her work as a race crowd extra in A Star Is Born (1937) in which you can only see the back of her head, Love Finds... marks not only her fifth movie appearance, but the first time she essayed an unsympathetic characterization. She comes over with such astonishing effectiveness you remember her role long after you've forgotten the rest of the plot. True, she's handed some astringent lines, but she makes the most of them (thanks no doubt to off-screen coaching by Mervyn LeRoy to whom she was under personal contract at the time. Lana later acknowledged that LeRoy's guidance in the early stages of her career proved "invaluable").Unfortunately, as with Judy Garland's part, Lana's role has also been shortened in the cutting-room. The movie's emphasis now rests squarely upon Rooney and Stone who either share or are present in just about all the movie's scenes except for some wonderful solo footage involving Judy. Cecilia Parker hardly remains in the movie at all (her romantic involvement with Douglas MacPhail has been completely eliminated) except for an occasional squabble with Andy. And even Fay Holden now finds herself written out of the central action, with not even so much as a single cut to the Canadian setting in which her sick mother apparently recovers like magic.It's interesting that critical enthusiasm for this entry can be evenly divided among contemporary and present-day reviewers. In 1938, no less than 180 critics across the nation voted Love Finds... as the number one movie of the year. In 2017, just about all of us agree that here is the best of the entire 16-picture series. No masterpiece certainly, but Judy and Lana make it well worth watching.

tavm I had originally watched this on VHS back in the '90s and I remember enjoying this very much then, my first viewing of an Andy Hardy movie. The fact this was Judy Garland's first appearance in the series was the main reason I sought this out and boy, she's sensational when she sings here! Now that I'm watching each entry in sequence, I noticed how past eps are referenced such as Andy mentioning to Betsy Booth (Ms. Garland's character) teaching the Big Apple to some diplomats in Washington, D.C., in Judge Hardy's Children. Anyway, Andy is in a real pickle: He wants a car but he doesn't have enough money so he agrees-with pay-to date Cynthia (a young Lana Turner) while her boyfriend-and Andy's pal-Beezy is away while Polly (Ann Rutherford, of course) is also somewhere else. Betsy herself has a crush on Andy but he's oblivious to her. Judy really shows her feelings clearly here when playing her as a bit disappointed with how Mickey goes into how much he loves Polly or was initially excited by Cynthia. There's also a subplot of Emily and Milly having to leave to visit their mother when she's revealed to be in a coma which has Fay Holden and Betty Ross Clarke off-screen much of the time. Anyway, this was a most enjoyable entry of the Hardy family series mainly because of the three songs sung by Ms. Garland as well as Mickey's scenes with her and Lana Turner. Also, nice seeing the future Grandmama from "The Addams Family" (Blossom Rock, then known as Marie Blake) as the temporary family cook and Gene Reynolds-later a producer/director of "Hogan's Heroes" and "M*A*S*H"-as a kid who uses a ham radio to relay a message to Mrs. Hardy in Canada. So on that note, Love Finds Andy Hardy is highly recommended. P.S. The DVD I watched this on had a wonderful intro by John Fricke with a brief insert interview with Ms. Rutherford herself.

CitizenCaine The fourth go-round for the Hardy family has Emily Hardy (Fay Holden) and Aunt Millie (Betty Ross Clarke) off to visit their mother in Canada because of a stroke. Sister Marian (Cecilia Parker) tries to keep house until the convenient arrival of a cook hired by Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone). In the meantime, Andy (Mickey Rooney) has to figure out how to pay for a used car the "right way" without taking advantage of others. Polly Benedict (Ann Rutherford) is off to her grandmother's for the holidays, and Andy thinks he has figured out how to pay for his used car until he's forced to juggle multiple females, including Polly, Cynthia Potter (a nearly 17 year old Lana Turner), and Betsy Booth (Judy Garland). What a chore! Rooney's energy is more than enough, Garland's charm is abundant, and Turner's allure apparent. Marie Blake, who appears as Augusta the cook, and Raymond Hatton, as Peter Dugan, both had long careers as character actors. George P. Breakston makes his first appearance as "Beezy" Anderson in the series. Judy sings several songs including "What Do You Know About Love", "In-Between", "It Never Rains, But What It Pours", and "Meet The Beat Of My Heart". According to a comment on IMDb, this film was the first appearance of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland together, but that is not true. Thoroughbreds Don't Cry from 1937 was their first co-starring film together. In 2000, the film made the National Film Registry list. *** of 4 Stars.

madformickey05 I simply love this Andy Hardy film. I found it at Wal-mart one day and just had to get it. I've seen Mickey Rooney in films before, but never was he so funny as in this. Mickey and Judy Garland were great together. In fact, they are my favorite on screen couple of all time. The whole movie is funny and entertaining. I wish they would put all of the Andy Hardy movies out on DVD. Another movie I like with Mickey and Judy is Girl Crazy. It's a great musical, if you like musicals. This one isn't boring and simply entertaining all the way through. For a great laugh and a lot of fun check out Love Finds Andy Hardy....you will not be disappointed.