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== Background and Production ==

== Background and Production ==

The first film, ''[[A Family Affair]],'' was adapted from a [[Broadway]] play by the playwright [[Aurania Rouverol]]. MGM Studios probably had no notion of making any more films than the one. But the fan mail convinced the executives to revisit the question--probably on the strength of Mickey Rooney's reputation as an actor more than on any other factor.

The first film, ''[[A Family Affair]],'' was adapted from a [[Broadway]] play titled ''Skidding'' by the playwright [[Aurania Rouverol]]. MGM Studios probably had no notion of making any more films than the one. But the fan mail convinced the executives to revisit the question--probably on the strength of Mickey Rooney's reputation as an actor more than on any other factor.<ref name=Fans>Johnson, Jim. [http://www.andyhardyfilms.com/ Andy Hardy Fan Site Home Page]. Accessed December 21, 2007.</ref>

Lionel Barrymore, after making ''A Family Affair'', suffered the accident that would limit him to playing handicapped men for the rest of his career. Lewis Stone took over as the Judge and played that role through the rest of the series proper. The studio also re-cast the roles of the judge's wife Emily and of Andy's regular girlfriend, Polly Benedict. Other than that, and except for the occasional setting away from Carvel, the studios incurred very little expense and could make film after film on relatively low budgets.

Lionel Barrymore, after making ''A Family Affair'', suffered the accident that would limit him to playing handicapped men for the rest of his career. Lewis Stone took over as the Judge and played that role through the rest of the series proper. The studio also re-cast the roles of the judge's wife Emily and of Andy's regular girlfriend, Polly Benedict. Other than that, and except for the occasional setting away from Carvel, the studios incurred very little expense and could make film after film on relatively low budgets.