The Hardys Ride High (1939)

• Director
  • George B. Seitz
• Writers
  • Agnes Christine Johnston(original screenplay)
  • Kay Van Riper(original screenplay)
  • William Ludwig(original screenplay)
• Stars
  • Lewis Stone
  • Mickey Rooney
  • Cecilia Parker

  The fifth of MGM's "Andy Hardy" series, The Hardys Ride High finds the Hardy family outside their usual small-town environs. The complacently middle-class family (middle class by Hollywood standards, that is!) inherits a large estate, compelling them to move in different social circles. Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) keeps his head about him, while impressionable son Andy (Mickey Rooney) is seduced by the pleasures and privileges of the rich. But reality sets in when the cost of maintaining the estate exceeds the Hardy bank account. The Hardys Ride High is highlighted by the performance of Sara Haden as Aunt Millie, who discovers to her chagrin that her wealthy gentleman caller has no intentions of marrying her.