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1940 film by George B. Seitz
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge B. Seitz
Written byAurania Rouverol
Tom Seller
Annalee Whitmore
Produced byJ.J. Cohn
StarringLewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
Judy Garland
CinematographyCharles Lawton Jr.
Sidney Wagner
Edited byHarold F. Kress
Music byAlex Hyde
David Snell
Production
company		Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • July 5, 1940 (1940-07-05)
Running time88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$436,000
Box office$2,623,000

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. The film stars Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, and Judy Garland. It is the ninth of the Andy Hardy full-length film series.

Plot

Andy Hardy from Carvel becomes infatuated with well-known young socialite Daphne Fowler, from New York City. Although he has not met Daphne, he tells his friends that he knows her well and lets them believe that there is also a romantic relationship.

Andy's father, judge James K. Hardy, moves to New York with the whole family to work on a case involving an orphanage. The judge must appear in court against a law firm that is disputing payments from a trust fund that supports the orphanage. Andy’s friends, editors at a newspaper, want to print a story about his relationship with Daphne, forcing him to pursue her to avoid embarrassment. In New York, Andy encounters old friend Betsy Booth, who has a crush on him. Andy has to evade romantic propositions from Betsy while trying to meet the popular and seemingly unattainable Daphne.

Lobby card

Andy hears on the radio that Daphne is to attend a function at a restaurant. He visits the restaurant when Daphne is there, but he courts trouble when he cannot pay his bill. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy wins the orphanage case. Andy is inspired by his father’s successful litigation, and in a moment of honesty, he tells Betsy about his situation. Betsy is a friend of Daphne, and she agrees to introduce Andy to her.

Andy finds the high-society life too expensive and realizes his feelings for Betsy. They have their first kiss and they promise to write to each other regularly.

Cast

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote that the film is "... just another milestone in this popular family series—a milestone to be welcomed, that is. But we can't help speculating upon how much they all look alike."

According to MGM records, the film earned $1,945,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $678,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $1,409,000.

References

  1. ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante".
  3. Crowther, Bosley (1940-08-02). "'Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) Meets Debutante' at Capitol—New Films at Music Hall and Palace". The New York Times. p. 12.

External links

The Andy Hardy series
Films directed by George B. Seitz
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
The Rooney & Garland films
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