A Family Affair (1937 film)
A Family Affair is a 1937 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It was the first of 16 movies now known as the Andy Hardy series, though Andy Hardy, played by Mickey Rooney, did not become the main character in the series until a few more installments had been made. The movie features Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy and Spring Byington as his wife, who are Andy's parents. Barrymore and Byington were replaced in their roles by Lewis Stone and Fay Holden in the subsequent films.
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| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Written by | Kay Van Riper Hugo Butler |
| Based on | Skidding 1928 play by Aurania Rouverol |
| Produced by | Lucien Hubbard Samuel Marx |
| Starring | Lionel Barrymore Cecilia Parker Spring Byington Eric Linden Charley Grapewin |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Music by | David Snell |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $178,000 |
| Box office | $502,000 |
In this film, the highly respected judge has to deal with family and political problems. It was based on the 1928 play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol.
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