Judge Hardy's Children (1938)

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Mickey Rooney

Andy Hardy

Lewis Stone

Judge James K. Hardy

Fay Holden

Mrs. Emily Hardy

Cecilia Parker

Marian Hardy

Betty Ross Clarke

Aunt Millie Forrest

Ann Rutherford

Polly Benedict

Robert Whitney

Wayne Trenton

Jacqueline Laurent

Suzanne Cortot

Ruth Hussey

Margaret 'Maggie' Lee

Jonathan Hale

John Lee

Janet Beecher

Miss Budge, Suzanne's Tutor

Leonard Penn

Steve Prentiss

Boyd Crawford

Radio Announcer

Erville Alderson

Deputy Sheriff
(uncredited)

Sunny Brooks

Orchestra Leader
(uncredited)

Donald Douglas

J.J. Harper
(uncredited)

Edward Earle

Penniwill, Hotel Manager
(uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Miss Adams, Cotillion Hostess
(uncredited)

Director
- George B. Seitz
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It's the third movie in the Hardy family saga. Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) has been recruited to chair a committee in Washington. His daughter Marian (Cecilia Parker) is taken with the high society. His son Andy (Mickey Rooney) falls for a French diplomat's daughter.

The family foursome has returned for this installment. The kids get into romantic troubles. Father still knows best. There is a dash of politics considering the Washington location. It does stay in the patriotic mainstream of its day. It is Rockwellian middle America. Rooney does a bit of toe tapping and swinging. It is strictly coloring within the lines and the actors' return really helps.