Andy Hardy's Double Life

Andy Hardy's Double Life
Directed by George B. Seitz
Written by Aurania Rouverol (characters)
Agnes Christine Johnston
Starring Lewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
Music by Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Edited by Gene Ruggiero
Production
company
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • December 1942 (1942-12)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $369,000[1]
Box office $2,647,000[1]

Andy Hardy's Double Life is a 1942 comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It was the thirteenth installment of MGM's enormously popular Andy Hardy film series starring Mickey Rooney as the title character.

The movie included the feature film debut of Esther Williams.[2] It was the last Hardy film to include the character Polly Benedict, Andy's long-suffering sweetheart, as well as the last to feature Ann Rutherford (who had taken over the role of Polly in the second film of the series).

Plot

Preparing himself for college life, Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) promises himself to put an end to his flirting ways and attempts to organize his finances by selling his old car. Things become complicated when his love interest Polly (Ann Rutherford) introduces him to a seductive psychology student (Esther Williams), while his friends continue to delay the payment for his automobile. Andy also tries his best to help his sister Marian (Cecilia Parker) with her own relationship problems and takes an interest in assisting his father Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) with a complicated case involving an injured boy (Bobby Blake).

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $1,782,000 in the US and Canada and $865,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $1,499,000.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ↑ http://www.andyhardyfilms.com/ahdl.htm
  3. ↑ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54

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