Love Laughs At Andy Hardy (1946)

Having just been discharged from the Army, young Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is off to college and plans to propose to his sweetheart (Bonita Granville). What he doesn't know is that she's in love with an older man (Dick Simmons). Directed by Willis Goldbeck, this was the 15th and penultimate (the final entry would arrive in 1958) installment in the MGM Andy Hardy film franchise, all starring Mickey Rooney. As with all the others in the series, it's pure fluff and one's enjoyment of it is dependent on one's affection for the series and/or Mickey Rooney. The film's plot is paper thin but the most entertaining aspect of the movie is the pairing of the 5' 2" Mickey Rooney with the statuesque 6'2" Dorothy Ford and their jitterbug is the highpoint of the movie. With Lewis Stone, Lina Romay, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Clinton Sundberg and Geraldine Wall.