List of the best Fay Holden movies: Andy Hardy Comes Home(1958), Judge Hardy and Son(1939), Judge Hardy's Children(1938), Andy Hardy's Private Secretary(1941), Life Begins for Andy Hardy(1941), Out West With the Hardys(1938), The Hardys Ride High(1938), The Big Hangover(1950), You're Only Young Once(1938), Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever(1939), Blossoms in the Dust(1941), Exclusive(1937) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1958
80 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Mickey Rooney Patricia Breslin Fay Holden Cecilia Parker Sara Haden Joey Forman Jerry Colonna Vaughn Taylor Frank Ferguson Teddy Rooney
attorney wife son mother sister businessman cheery amusing small town midwest homecoming corruption reputation family business helping others rivalry quest 1950s
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
Comedy
USA
1939
87 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Sara Haden Ann Rutherford June Preisser Maria Ouspenskaya Henry Hull Martha O'Driscoll
judge wife son daughter immigrant girlfriend amusing charming small town household high school family illness blackmail dating father/son relationship contest quest rescue temptation
Judge Hardy, trying to find a relative of an aged couple to prevent them from losing their home, enlists the aid of his son Andy.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
78 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Betty Ross Clark Ann Rutherford Robert Whitney Ruth Hussey
judge son daughter wife love interest lobbyist amusing charming washington, d.c. small town courtroom mount vernon houseboat museum law small-town life family government scandal quest
Judge Hardy, trying to find a relative of an aged couple to prevent them from losing their home, enlists the aid of his son Andy.
Comedy
USA
1941
101 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Kathryn Grayson Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Ian Hunter Gene Reynolds
teen boy girlfriend secretary mother father lighthearted witty high school family home small town midwest may-december romance first love graduation final exams teen angst love quest growing up 1940s
Andy Hardy is about to graduate from high school and thinks he's pretty big stuff, so he hires a secretary, Kathryn Land. Kathryn and Polly Benedict, Andy's girlfriend, help him pass his ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden
young man father mother girlfriend friend cheeky engaging moving small town new york city apartment park office garage maturing city life unemployment father/son relationship death growing up
Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.
Comedy
USA
1938
84 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Don Castle Virginia Weidler Gordon Jones Ralph Morgan
judge wife son daughter ranger friend amusing endearing lighthearted ranch house desert united states arizona water supply relocation family land ownership fitting in agriculture
Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Virginia Grey Marsha Hunt William T. Orr
father son aunt judge daughter friend amusing spirited detroit mansion small town nightclub inheritance family family bloodline wealth money transformation adventure quest
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1950
82 Minutes
Martha Belney
Elizabeth Taylor Van Johnson Percy Waram Fay Holden Leon Ames Edgar Buchanan Selena Royle Gene Lockhart Rosemary DeCamp Philip Ahn Gordon Richards
lawyer alcoholic psychoanalyst judge prosecutor tenant lighthearted charming new york city courtroom party alcoholism psychosomatic illness court battles eviction romance love transformation 1950s
A law school graduate is hired by a top law firm, but hides from them a secret about a problem he has. He is so allergic to alcohol that one whiff of it and he passes out like a light.
Comedy, Drama
1938
78 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Frank Craven Ann Rutherford
judge daughter son wife girl lifeguard charming amusing lighthearted small town house santa catalina island california family vacation infidelity father/son relationship swindling maturing pursuit
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) takes his wife, daughter (Cecilia Parker) and son Andy (Mickey Rooney) to Catalina for a vacation.
Comedy
1939
85 Minutes
Mrs. Emily `'Emmy'` Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Addison Richards
teen boy father sister mother girlfriend teacher amusing charming lighthearted small town household office high school stage family small-town life business scheme romance swindling growing up
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) tries to talk Andy (Mickey Rooney) out of quitting high school to marry his drama teacher.
Biography
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Mrs. Kahly
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Felix Bressart Marsha Hunt Fay Holden Samuel S. Hinds Kathleen Howard George Lessey William Henry Henry O'Neill John Eldredge
mother orphan doctor butler sister senator touching emotional orphanage wisconsin train household texas death social activism deception adoption religion relationships underdog
After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children.
Drama
USA
1937
85 Minutes
Mrs. Swain
Fred MacMurray Frances Farmer Charles Ruggles Lloyd Nolan Fay Holden Ralph Morgan Edward H. Robins Harlan Briggs Willard Robertson Horace MacMahon
journalist publisher daughter gangster father killer suspenseful rousing newsroom mountain city, tenn. father/daughter relationship love gangs murder journalism racketeering rivalry discovery 1930s
Two newspapers are pitted against each other. One owned by gangster Charles Gillette (Lloyd Nolan), the other by Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray).
Comedy
USA
1942
92 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Esther Williams Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Robert Blake William Lundigan Susan Peters
teenager father girlfriend friend sister teen boy cheery amusing playful small town household swimming pool street court family finance maturing small-town life romance law
Andy Hardy is about to graduate from high school and thinks he's pretty big stuff, so he hires a secretary, Kathryn Land. Kathryn and Polly Benedict, Andy's girlfriend, help him pass his ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Lana Turner Ann Rutherford Betty Ross Clark Marie Blake
teen boy girlfriend neighbor judge best friend girl madcap amusing cheery emotional country club suburbia house jealousy misunderstanding holidays love triangle friendship surprise visit growing up
Andy has problems raising the last payment for a used car and juggling three pretty girls with an upcoming country club dance scheduled.
Drama
USA
1939
82 Minutes
Mary Madden
Wallace Beery Tom Brown Alan Curtis Laraine Day Fay Holden Marc Lawrence Marion Martin David Gorcey Donald Haines Ben Welden Etta McDaniel
A highly respected Irish cop is pleased when his son follows him onto the force. Unfortunately, the son is more interested in rewards than in upholding the law. When he shoots a child ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone Donna Reed Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden William Lundigan Frieda Inescort
teen boy father mother girlfriend young man sister lighthearted amusing small town truck household adolescence family small-town life swindling party drunkenness growing up discovery 1940s
Big Jim Johnson is a cattleman who wants to run all the settler's off the land. He has a number of hired guns including Johnny Dawson. Doctor Bill Dawson comes to town and wants to see the ... See full summary »
Romance
1941
73 Minutes
Mrs. Miller
Robert Sterling Marsha Hunt Virginia Weidler Paul Kelly Fay Holden Henry Travers Don Costello Carol Hughes Reed Hadley Ben Welden Theodore von Eltz
Comedy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Mrs. Emily Hardy
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Cecilia Parker Ann Rutherford Fay Holden Diana Lewis Sara Haden George Breakston Addison Richards George Lessey
teen boy best friend father girlfriend socialite judge amusing lighthearted manhattan small town love triangle high society new romance life lessons city vs. country growing up transformation love adventure 1940s
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. However, he finds the high-society life too expensive and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Western
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Emmy Dansing
Alan Ladd Robert Preston Donald Crisp Brenda Marshall William Demarest Fay Holden Murvyn Vye Frank Faylen John Eldredge Ward Wood J. Farrell MacDonald
police officer railroad worker friend ex-wife gang leader train robber brash gutsy train railroad tracks wild west friendship work-life balance train robbery romance conflict of interest rivalry forbidden love adventure 19th century
Legendary railroad detective Whispering Smith becomes convinced that old friend and colleague Murray Sinclair has joined a criminal band to loot the railroad.
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Mrs. Gossamer
Charles Ruggles Mary Boland Adolphe Menjou Vivienne Osborne Claude Gillingwater Fay Holden Louise Beavers Constance Bergen Purnell Pratt Irving Bacon Ed Gargan
J. Hugh Ramsey, author of "Marriage, the Living Death" decides that the marriage of his friends The Bigelows cannot possibly be as perfect as it appears.
Comedy, Drama
1946
93 Minutes
Mrs. Hardy
Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone Bonita Granville Sara Haden Lina Romay Fay Holden Dorothy Ford Dick Simmons
young man mother father love interest guardian college student lighthearted amusing small town household yard dance hall college veterans family teen angst romance friendship engagement growing up
The judge's (Lewis Stone) son (Mickey Rooney) goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart (Bonita Granville) is engaged to someone else.
Drama
USA
1949
128 Minutes
Hazel
Hedy Lamarr Victor Mature George Sanders Angela Lansbury Henry Wilcoxon Olive Deering Fay Holden Julia Faye Russ Tamblyn William Farnum Lane Chandler
hero traitor soldiers brutal melodramatic sultry israel middle east religion blindness god superhuman abilities battle love forbidden love rivalry pursuit 10th century b.c.
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Comedy
USA
1938
75 Minutes
Mrs. Evans
Maureen O'Sullivan Dennis O'Keefe Mickey Rooney George Barbier Jessie Ralph Edward Brophy Fay Holden Phillip Terry Ruth Hussey Barnett Parker Frank Albertson
June Evans, clothing model, and Tommy Bradford, travel agent, both dream of being rich. When they meet at millionaire, J. Westley Piermont's daughter's wedding, they both assume each other ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Natalie
Ray Milland Guy Standing Heather Angel Porter Hall Reginald Denny E.E. Clive Fay Holden Walter Kingsford P.J. Kelly Charles McNaughton Clyde Cook
bulldog beautiful woman valet suspenseful london scotland yard espionage mystery
Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intents to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization.
Drama
1937
74 Minutes
Madame, Henchwoman
Lois January Noel Madison Sheila Bromley Dean Benton Charles Delaney Lois Lindsay Frank Shannon Fay Holden
teen girl brother drug addict drug dealer undercover cop crime boss dark brash outlandish melodramatic small town big city diner café drug addiction cocaine trade redemption prostitution abusive relationship unwanted pregnancy
A pusher gets a woman and her brother hooked on cocaine in this camp classic extolling the evils of drug abuse.
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Mary
Franchot Tone Gladys George Mickey Rooney Ralph Morgan Jessie Ralph Barnett Parker Ted Healy Frank Jenks Virginia Weidler Fay Holden Julius Tannen
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans.
Musical
1940
94 Minutes
Mrs. Millick
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy George Sanders Ian Hunter Felix Bressart Edward Ashley Lynne Carver Diana Lewis Curt Bois Fay Holden Sig Ruman
singer music teacher baron benefactor lord melodramatic tender emotional vienna café opera performance romance arranged marriage love triangle forbidden love sacrifice rivalry 1890s
Songs by Noel Coward highlight this tale of the difficult times faced by a Victorian belle and her husband in Vienna.
Western
USA
1946
92 Minutes
Dana Andrews Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward Patricia Roc Ward Bond Andy Devine Rose Hobart Halliwell Hobbes Lloyd Bridges Stanley Ridges Dorothy Peterson
shop owner fiancée banker gambler best friend love interest spirited wild powerful oregon saloon frontier general store cabin portland, ore. romantic dilemma love triangle old west frontier life crime
Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
Musical
1941
131 Minutes
James Stewart Judy Garland Lana Turner Hedy Lamarr Tony Martin Jackie Cooper Ian Hunter Charles Winninger Edward Everett Horton Paul Kelly Eve Arden
girl father boyfriend socialite violinist vaudevillian emotional spirited new york city stage apartment ziegfeld follies vaudeville father/daughter relationship ambition show business career vs. love rise sacrifice love
An elevator operator (Lana Turner), a vaudevillian (Judy Garland) and a violinist's wife cope with sudden fame as chorus girls.