European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1947, Darmstadt, Hesse Veteran Mickey Rooney returns to the screen and clowns his Way through the first postwar Andy Hardy picture now showing in the zone love laughs at Andy Hardy Hollywood revives the Homey series of life and love in a typical american Small town the Hardy family is along with the other citizens of making their first postwar with All the old familiar Mantovan and Small town though Polly Benedict is no longer theres a definite feeling that this All has happened somewhere in the routine has been used so Many times it has become quite and very Little attempt has been made on the part of the direct Willis to use any new the Harry Ruskin and William Are still using the hand Down script Andy wore so thin Long before he donned his in the film Andy is separated from the army after two years of service and returns to his 14 to take up where he left off As a it touches Only slightly upon the returning Veteran and his problems of civilian other than its a matter of the same devices taking a girl at least a foot taller than himself to a or getting locked out of the House in a woman the Rooney clowning is As expert As but surely warrants Well written and original the love interest is played by Bonita Gran much grown i stature if not in acting since her these three she makes a pleasant enough coed in a badly contrived Dis appointing love affair with Lina Romay is a Gay and diverting Singer and dancer whom believe it or ignores in a most in typical Andy Hardy but she keeps trying and her antics add a few very Welcome Sparks to the flickering As for the rest of the Carvel they act and do what is expected of like people being picturesque for the tourist Lewis Stone is still the judge trying to talk to Bis son on equal Fay Holden is still the sym pathetic and Sara Haden the fluttering Mem has brought the hardys Back to the which was an excellent idea to Start but someone should have told them that they needed More than just the same old cast and the same old Story situations to entertain their faithful family
