Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
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Number ten in MGM's heart-warming (and immensely profitable) "Andy Hardy" series was the 1941 entry Life Begins for Andy Hardy. Upon his graduation from high school, Andy (Mickey Rooney) decides to seek his fortune in New York City without benefit of a college education, much to the… More Number ten in MGM's heart-warming (and immensely profitable) "Andy Hardy" series was the 1941 entry Life Begins for Andy Hardy. Upon his graduation from high school, Andy (Mickey Rooney) decides to seek his fortune in New York City without benefit of a college education, much to the consternation of his father Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone). Moving to the Big Apple, Andy lands a job in a stockbroker's office, where he falls in love (at least he thinks it's love) with fickle telephone operator Jennitt Hicks (Patricia Dane). Alas, Andy is unable to cope with life in the fast lane, but it takes the combined efforts of his father and his hometown sweetie Betsy Booth (Judy Garland) to convince him of this fact. For reasons that defy logic, each of Judy Garland's four songs in Life Begins for Andy Hardy were cut from the final release print. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George B. Seitz
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1941 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
...a little Hardy noir: a homeless kid that Andy hides in his boarding house room dies, an apparent suicide in the wake of shattered dreams. This is a real education for Andy...
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Cast
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Lewis Stone
as Judge Hardy
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Mickey Rooney
as Andy Hardy
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Judy Garland
as Betsy Booth
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Fay Holden
as Mrs. Emily Hardy
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Ann Rutherford
as Polly Benedict
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Sara Haden
as Aunt Milly
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Patricia Dane
as Jennitt Hicks
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Ray McDonald
as Jimmy Frobisher
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Don Brodie
as Clerk
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Ralph Byrd
as Father Gallagher
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George Carleton
as Florist
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Joseph Crehan
as Peter Dugan
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John Eldredge
as Paul McWilliams
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Mary Jo Ellis
as Drugstore Cashier
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Frank Ferguson
as Stationer
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James Flavin
as Policeman
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Bess Flowers
as Secretary
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William Forrest
as Commandant
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John Harmon
as Cabbie
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Robert E. Homans
as Watchman
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Gladden James
as Man
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Nora Lane
as Miss Howard
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Arthur Loft
as Cop
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Lester Matthews
as Mr. Maddox
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Mira McKinney
as Miss Gomez
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Yolande Mollot
as Drugstore Waitress
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Ann Morriss
as Miss Dean
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Frances Morris
as Operator
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Paul Newlan
as Trucker
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Purnell Pratt
as Dr. Storfen
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Leonard Sues
as Kelly
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Pierre Watkin
as Dr. Waggoner
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Charlotte Wynters
as Elizabeth Norton
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Duke York
as Trucker
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George Breakston
as Beezy
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Tommy Kelly
as Chuck
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Sidney Miller
as Boy
- Gene Reynolds
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Roger Daniel
as Boy
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George Ovey
as Janitor
- Estelle Etterre
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Byron Shores
as Jackson
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Robert Winkler
as Private
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Hollis Jewell
as Ted
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Bob Pittard
as Delivery Boy
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Kent Rogers
as Tough Boy
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William J. Holmes
as Dr. Griffin
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Manart Kipper
as Rabbi Strauss