List of the best Mickey Rooney movies: The Strip(1951), National Velvet(1944), The Human Comedy(1943), Strike Up the Band(1940), Drive a Crooked Road(1954), Girl Crazy(1943), Young Tom Edison(1940), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1939), Quicksand(1950), Words and Music(1948), Baby Face Nelson(1957), Babes in Arms(1939) ... ...
7.4/10
Musical
UK
1951
85 Minutes
Stanley Maxton
Mickey Rooney Sally Forrest William Demarest James Craig Kay Brown Tommy Rettig Tom Powers Jonathan Cott Tommy Farrell
A violent fugitive and a mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1944
125 Minutes
Mi Taylor
Mickey Rooney Elizabeth Taylor Donald Crisp Anne Revere Angela Lansbury Reginald Owen Norma Varden Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Terry Kilburn
equestrian jockey daughter father mother trainer inspiring heartwarming england countryside racetrack family home aspirations horse racing family friendship competition discovery growing up transformation
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Homer Macauley
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
120 Minutes
James 'Jimmy' Connors
drummer singer band leader teen girl father love interest charming lighthearted high school chicago stage contest theater production school band aspirations daunting task illness quest rise 1940s
Jimmy Connors and his girl-friend want to take part in Paul Whiteman's high-school bands contest, but they cannot afford the fare. But per chance they meet Paul Whiteman in person and are ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
82 Minutes
Eddie Shannon
mechanic race car driver femme fatale bank robber criminal brooding intense thrilling melodramatic los angeles automobile repair shop beach beach house bank bank heist con game race car driving betrayal murder unlikely romance
An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Danny Churchill, Jr.
Mickey Rooney Busby Berkeley Judy Garland Gil Stratton Robert Strickland Rags Ragland June Allyson Nancy Walker Guy Kibbee Tommy Dorsey Band Frances Rafferty
young man young woman father dean daughter student endearing winsome amusing college american west education courtship performance love school quest adventure temptation 1940s
A young philandering playboy is sent to a College, somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.
6.8/10
Biography
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Thomas Edison
Mickey Rooney Fay Bainter George Bancroft Virginia Weidler Eugene Pallette Victor Kilian Bobby Jordan J.M. Kerrigan Lloyd Corrigan John Kellogg Clem Bevans
boy teacher father mother man doctor heartwarming fascinating school train michigan house office thomas edison american civil war illness father/son relationship maturing discovery adventure
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
88 Minutes
Huckleberry Finn
Mickey Rooney Walter Connolly William Frawley Rex Ingram Lynne Carver Jo Ann Sayers Minor Watson Elisabeth Risdon Victor Kilian Clara Blandick
huckleberry finn runaway slave alcoholic friend con artist playful spirited mississippi river the south st. petersburg, miss. friendship running away rafting slavery adolescence growing up adventure escape 1840s
To avoid his abusive father, a rambunctious boy rafts the Mississippi River with a slave, encountering many wild characters.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
79 Minutes
Daniel "Dan" Brady
Mickey Rooney Jeanne Cagney Peter Lorre Barbara Bates Taylor Holmes Wally Cassell
mechanic waitress friend boss police officer ex-girlfriend bleak suspenseful tense melodramatic santa monica, calif. pier garage arcade diner road bad luck unlikely criminal debt petty crime
After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1948
119 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Tom Drake June Allyson Perry Como Ann Sothern Betty Garrett Janet Leigh Marshall Thompson Jeanette Nolan Richard Quine Clinton Sundberg
lyricist composer actress singer best friend touching melodramatic hollywood, calif. broadway theater london new york city may-december romance alcohol songwriting friendship depression success rise fall love
Fictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Lester M. `'Baby Face Nelson'` Gillis
Mickey Rooney Carolyn Jones Cedric Hardwicke Leo Gordon Anthony Caruso Jack Elam John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
George "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.
6.4/10
Musical
USA
1939
94 Minutes
Michael C. 'Mickey' Moran
Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Charles Winninger Guy Kibbee June Preisser Grace Hayes Betty Jaynes Douglas McPhail Rand Brooks Leni Lynn John Sheffield
singer dancer parent girlfriend lighthearted charming united states long island, n.y. vaudeville failing career determination show business music adventure rise 1930s
A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1958
80 Minutes
Andrew "Andy" 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.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chief
Mickey Rooney Megan Blake Rachael Handy R. Keith Harris Roger Willie Dean Whitworth Mark Alton Rose Alex Hugh Jan Rooney Evan Tilson Stroud Samuel Elliott Whisnant
After the death of his father, troubled teen Jake Gattison travels with his mother to Harmony Ranch, a special retreat for families dealing with problems. There, Jake discovers a kindred ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1960
95 Minutes
Steven Conway
Mickey Rooney Terry Moore Dan Duryea Conway Twitty Warren Berlinger Yvette Mimieux Jimmy Boyd Richard Jaeckel
At an exclusive military academy on Sabre Island (played by Catalina Island), rich young delinquents think money puts them above the law. Enter Steve Conway (Mickey Rooney) - there to ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Musical
USA
1948
92 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Gloria DeHaven Walter Huston Frank Morgan Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marilyn Maxwell Agnes Moorehead Selena Royle Michael Kirby Shirley Johns Hal Hackett
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Virginia Welles James Flavin Paul Cavanagh Mary Ellen Kay David Janssen Ralph Dumke Richard Gaines Richard Deacon Dick Winslow Charles Horvath
Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime.
5.7/10
Adventure
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Billy Coy
Mickey Rooney Thomas Mitchell Michael O'Shea Mary Hatcher Spring Byington Lina Romay Steve Brodie Allen Jenkins Richard Lane
race car driver mechanic mother love interest owner beautiful girl thrilling gutsy wild gripping california indianapolis racetrack garage nightclub car car racing loss redemption father/son relationship
A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.
5.6/10
Drama
USA
1937
68 Minutes
Shockey Carter
Mickey Rooney Anne Nagel Frank Shields Edward Pawley William Gould Dorothy Vaughan Harry Hayden Bradley Metcalfe Anita Deniston
son schoolteacher veteran dairy owner bully father moving melodramatic indiana ainsley small town school dairy adolescence veterans alcoholism strike accidental death second chance underdog
A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.
5.4/10
Kids & Family, Adventure
France|Canada
1981
81 Minutes
The Railway Engineer
Mickey Rooney Jonathan Starr Anick Monique Mercure Ky Huot Uk Jean-Louis Roux Guy Hoffman Valda Dalton
aunt uncle brother sister cambodian boy train conductor amusing charming creative playful family home cambodia train woods fantasy world orphans imagination unlikely friendship refugees journey
In this inspiring fantasy film, three children befriend a young Cambodian boy who dreams of returning home. When the children meet an eccentric railroad engineer (Mickey Rooney) with an ... See full summary »
5.2/10
Comedy
USA
1954
86 Minutes
Producer
Mickey Rooney Robert Strauss Elaine Devry Bill Goodwin Whit Bissell Joey Forman
A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes radioactive, and helps the FBI break up an enemy spy ring.
5.2/10
Western
USA|Mexico
1951
82 Minutes
J. Dennis "Denny" O'Moore
Mickey Rooney Wanda Hendrix Robert Preston Robert Stack Carlos Múzquiz Jose Torvay Fernando Wagner Hilda Moreno Felipe de Flores Guillermo Calles Margarito Luna
A young man travels to Mexico in search of his brother, who has become involved with a dangerous gang.
4.6/10
Comedy
USA
1961
81 Minutes
Kermit `'Beetle'` McKay
Mickey Rooney Buddy Hackett Jackie Cooper Joanie Sommers Roland Winters Elizabeth MacRae Gene Blakely Gordon Jones
sailor duck psychiatrist pretty woman amusing madcap military base ship human-animal friendship sailors military intelligence rocket science talking animal rescue discovery adventure 1960s
Two sailors sneak a talking duck on board their ship. Complications ensue.
4.3/10
Comedy
Canada|UK
1975
80 Minutes
Trigger
Mickey Rooney John Candy Dick Emery Lawrence Dane Peter Cook Alexandra Bastedo
Three kidnapping plots simultaneously target the same young woman.
3.2/10
Fantasy
USA
1994
87 Minutes
Grandpa Spencer
Mickey Rooney Cliff De Young Laraine Newman Tobey Maguire Ronnie Schell
The Red Baron returns in a toy plane to kill the former World War I ace that shot him down.
2.8/10
Comedy
USA
1942
93 Minutes
Andrew `'Andy'` 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 »
Musical, Comedy
1941
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Bainter Virginia Weidler Ray McDonald Richard Quine Donald Meek Luis Alberni James Gleason Emma Dunn Frederick Burton
singer girlfriend performers producer charming lighthearted united states new york city stage deception ambition music broken home broadway temptation underdog 1930s
Talented young hopefuls strive for their big break on Broadway in this follow-up to "Babes in Arms.".
Horror
1991
85 Minutes
Joe Petto
Mickey Rooney Jane Higginson Tracy Fraim William Thorne Van Quattro Neith Hunter Conan Yuzna Brian Bremer
A boy knows what a shopkeeper (Mickey Rooney) has in store, but he is too frightened to scream about it.
Drama
1986
95 Minutes
Barney Ingram
Mickey Rooney Isabel GarcÃa Lorca Susan George Billy Wesley Martin Charles Warner Francoise Pascal Read Morgan Stanley Siegel Jay Rasumny Debra Berger Murray Langston
gambler wealthy man creditor stallion stepfather schoolgirl endearing charming heartwarming stable horse track household mansion abduction friendship gambling addiction competition horsemanship blindness escape
A gambler (Mickey Rooney) loses a racehorse only one girl (Isabel GarcÃa Lorca) can ride, and that girl is slowly going blind.
Comedy, Drama
1946
93 Minutes
Andy 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.
Comedy, Drama
1942
88 Minutes
Timothy Dennis
Mickey Rooney Edmund Gwenn Ian Hunter Freddie Bartholomew Marta Linden Juanita Quigley Alan Mowbray Peter Lawford Raymond Severn
teenager sister mother stepfather stepbrother girlfriend spirited amusing england eton college london estate field racetrack americans abroad college athletics family false accusations jealousy education
A rowdy American boy's (Mickey Rooney) British stepfather (Ian Hunter) puts him in a stuffy prep school.
Other, Drama
1990
96 Minutes
Elmer
Mickey Rooney Simon Richards Chantallese Kent
child girl homeless person thief elderly man parent charming mushy uplifting united states house park mall christmas reform wishes family forgiveness homelessness rise
An old-time crook (Mickey Rooney) is unwittingly united with his long-lost son (Simon Richards) and 6-year-old granddaughter (Chantallese Kent).
Musical, Comedy
1952
83 Minutes
Mike Donnelly
Mickey Rooney Anne James Sammy White John Archer Gordon Jones Wally Cassell Arthur Space
entertainer military officer journalist nurse soldier love interest lighthearted amusing nightclub hollywood, calif. restaurant military base military life show business love triangle draft discipline love adventure transformation
After big-mouthed Hollywood nightclub entertainer Mike Donnelly (Mickey Rooney) is drafted into the army, he struggles to take military protocol seriously, but frequently clashes with his hard-nosed commanding officer, Sgt. Crockett (Gordon Jones).
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Tommy McCoy, Killer McCoy
Mickey Rooney Brian Donlevy Ann Blyth James Dunn Tom Tully Sam Levene Walter Sande Mickey Knox James Bell Gloria Holden Eve March
boxer gambler deadbeat dad daughter love interest alcoholic engaging tense melodramatic new york city boxing ring street pool hall apartment corruption rise to stardom gambling redemption moral dilemma boxing
A dancer (Mickey Rooney) tries boxing, kills his buddy in the ring and becomes a gambler's (Brian Donlevy) pawn.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1938
96 Minutes
Whitey Marsh
Spencer Tracy Mickey Rooney Henry Hull Leslie Fenton Addison Richards Edward Norris Gene Reynolds Minor Watson Jonathan Hale Bobs Watson Martin Spellman
priest juvenile delinquent criminal police officer endearing inspiring boys town, neb. police station prison street crime troubled youth faith growing up transformation 1930s
When a death row prisoner tells him he wouldn't have led a life of crime if only he had had one friend as a child, Father Edward Flanagan decides to start a home for young boys.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1939
87 Minutes
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.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
78 Minutes
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.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
89 Minutes
Michael `'Mickey'`
Wallace Beery Mickey Rooney Arthur Hohl Margaret Hamilton Minor Watson Marjorie Gateson Oscar O'Shea Frank Hagney Cliff Nazarro Johnnie Morris
A washed up, alcoholic Vet and a dreamer stable boy help nurse a sick race horse back to health.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
90 Minutes
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.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
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.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1937
69 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Spring Byington Eric Linden Julie Haydon Sara Haden Charley Grapewin Selmer Jackson
judge contractor publisher wife daughter son heartwarming endearing carvel family home courtroom office small town corruption politics family business marriage transformation love
Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1941
101 Minutes
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 »
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
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.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1942
92 Minutes
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 »
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
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 »
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1938
86 Minutes
Freddie Bartholomew Mickey Rooney Charles Coburn Herbert Mundin Terry Kilburn Gale Sondergaard Peter Lawford Walter Tetley Peter Ellis George Zucco Matthew Boulton
delinquent thief headmaster wife schoolboy friend cheeky confident london jewelry shop boys school woods ship party reform orphanage trust loyalty friendship crime
A spoiled orphan, raised by a couple of con artists, gets sent to a mercantile marine vocational school for orphaned boys, where he learns about friendship and ethics, and uncovers a new future.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1941
106 Minutes
Whitey Marsh
Spencer Tracy Mickey Rooney Bobs Watson Larry Nunn Darryl Hickman Henry O'Neill Mary Nash Lee J. Cobb Sidney Miller Addison Richards Lloyd Corrigan
priest paraplegic young man parent delinquent friend intense emotional moving boys town, neb. reform school office household gas station courtroom juvenile crime reform self-sacrifice adoption violence
Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy return in this sequel to the original Boys Town. This time the school faces financial trouble as Father Flanagan tries to help every little boy he meets. ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1938
84 Minutes
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.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
80 Minutes
Judy Garland Mickey Rooney Sophie Tucker C. Aubrey Smith Frankie Darro Henry Kolker Helen Troy Ronald Sinclair
jockey niece horse owner young boy uncle gambler charming melodramatic positive horse track boarding house house england office horse racing gambling betrayal friendship fixed game horses
A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.
6.1/10
Drama, War
USA
1956
87 Minutes
Wendell Corey Mickey Rooney Don Taylor Nicole Maurey John Smith John Gentry Ralph Votrian Wright King Stanley Adams Bobs Watson Tara Summers
An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.
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