Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children
File:Judge Hardy's Children 1938.jpg Photo of the Hardy family from the film.
Directed by	George B. Seitz
Written by	Aurania Rouverol Kay Van Riper Carey Wilson
Starring	Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone
Music by	David Snell
Cinematography	Lester White
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	March 26, 1938 (1938-03-26)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Judge Hardy's Children is a film in the Andy Hardy series. The plot involves the Hardys visiting Washington DC, in this third entry in MGM's "Hardy Family" series.

Plot summary

Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) has been appointed chairman of a special committee in Washington DC. The Judge's daughter Marian (Cecilia Parker) is intoxicated by Washington's social life, while son Andy (Mickey Rooney) falls for a pretty daughter of a French diplomat. Thus, the Judge is obliged to juggle his committee duties with his efforts to keep his children from making fools of themselves.

Cast

• Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy
• Lewis Stone as Judge James K. Hardy
• Fay Holden as Mrs. Emily Hardy
• Cecilia Parker as Marian Hardy
• Betty Ross Clarke as Aunt Millie Forrest
• Ann Rutherford as Polly Benedict
• Robert Whitney as Wayne Trenton
• Jacqueline Laurent as Suzanne Cortot
• Ruth Hussey as Margaret 'Maggie' Lee
• Jonathan Hale as John Lee
• Janet Beecher as Miss Budge, Suzanne's Tutor
• Leonard Penn as Steve Prentiss
• Boyd Crawford as Radio Announcer

External links

• Judge Hardy's Children at IMDB
• Judge Hardy's Children at Andy Hardy website
• Judge Hardy's Children at TCMDB
• Judge Hardy's Children at AllMovie
• Judge Hardy's Children at the American Film Institute Catalog