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A Family Affair is a american film of genre Comedy directed by George B. Seitz released in USA on 12 march 1937 with Lionel Barrymore
A Family Affair (1937)
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Add to a movie listA Family Affair (1937) is the first entry in the sixteen Andy Hardy film series, though Mickey Rooney has a secondary role as the son of Judge Hardy, played by Lionel Barrymore. Lewis Stone and Fay Holden replaced Lionel Barrymore and Spring Byington as Judge and Mrs. Hardy in the subsequent films of the series.
The highly respected judge has to deal with family and political problems. The film was based on the play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol.
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Judge Hardy (Lionel Barrymore) hopes to be re-elected, but his campaign is put in jeopardy by his opposition of a wasteful public works program.Actors
Lionel Barrymore
(Judge Hardy)
Cecilia Parker
(Marian Hardy)
Spring Byington
(Emily Hardy)
Eric Linden
(Wayne Trent III)
Charley Grapewin
(Frank Redmond)
Andy Hardy
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