Search - Love Laughs at Andy Hardy on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1946 DVD Release: 03/18/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Alpha Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy, Romance, Romantic Drama See Also: Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

For his first post-WWII starring film, 26-year-old Mickey Rooney returned to familiar territory in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy. In true Art-Imitates-Life fashion, Rooney plays returning GI Andy Hardy, who arrives in his home town of Carvel to the open arms of his family: Father Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), mother Mrs. Hardy (Fay Holden) and Aunt Milly (Sara Haden). After reels and reels of "Gee, Mom and Dad, it's great to be home", Andy launches into a new romance with college coed Kay Wilson (Bonita Granville). His boundless ebullience is dampened when Kay elects to marry another, setting the stage for a another of those man-to-man talks between Judge Hardy and Son. Fortunately, Andy bounces back to his old self when he meets Latin American exchange student Isobel Gonzales (Lina Romay). Wisely, MGM decided that Mickey Rooney was too old to continue to play Andy Hardy, and the studio dropped the series with this entry (there would be a so-so "reunion" picture, Andy Hardy Comes Home, in 1958). If it seems nowadays as though Love Laughs at Andy Hardy is being telecast at least seven times per week, it may be because the film lapsed into public domain in 1974. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Mickey Rooney - Andrew Hardy
Lewis Stone - Judge Hardy
Bonita Granville - Kay Wilson
Sara Haden - Aunt Milly
Fay Holden - Mrs. Hardy
Lina Romay - Isobel Gonzales

Mickey Rooney stars in the 1946 romantic comedy Love Laughs at Andy Hardy, based on characters created by Aurania Rouverol. This Alpha Video DVD presents the film with a full-frame transfer in the original black-and-white. The Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack is in English. In keeping with the other titles from Alpha Video, there are no subtitles, special features, or regional encoding on this disc. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide