Fay Holden
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fay Holden (September 26, 1893 – June 23, 1973), was an British-born American-based actress. She was known as Gaby Fay early in her career. Born as Dorothy Fay Hammerton in Birmingham, England, she appeared in 46 films between 1935 and 1958, but is best-known for her recurring role as Emily Hardy, Mickey Rooney's mother in the MGM Andy Hardy movie series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fay Holden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 26, 1893
Deathday: June 23, 1973
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Canyon Passage
1946-07-17
Canyon Passage
Overview: In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-17
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Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946-12-25
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Overview: Andy Hardy goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart is engaged to someone else.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-25
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Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941-02-21
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Overview: All set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the fact that Aunt Milly is his teacher, and that the Judge has gone to all the trouble of getting him his very own private secretary.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-21
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Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941-08-15
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Overview: With his high school graduation behind him, Andy Hardy decides that as an adult, it's time to start living his life. Judge Hardy had hoped that his son would go to college and study law, but Andy isn't sure that's what he wants to do so he heads off to New York City to find a job. Too proud to accept any help from Betsy Booth, Andy finds that living on his own isn't so easy. With perseverance he eventually finds a job and even gets to date the pretty receptionist in his office. He also has to face several of life's lessons leading him to conclude that he may still have a bit of growing up to do.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-15
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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940-07-05
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Overview: Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-05
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Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938-07-22
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Overview: Andy Hardy becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-07-22
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Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937-01-22
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Overview: Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her out of a dangerous situation.
Genres: Adventure Mystery Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-01-22
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Double or Nothing
1937-09-17
Double or Nothing
Overview: A philanthropist's will dictates that four people receive $5,000 apiece, with the stipulation that the first one who can double the amount -- without dishonesty-- will win a cool million. Hindering the four are the avaricious relatives of the late millionaire.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-17
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Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15
Blossoms in the Dust
Overview: Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-15
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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944-05-04
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Overview: Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her. Things are going well at College with Kay, but the blonde is nice one minute and ignores Andy the next. When Andy finds out that the blonde is really identical twins, he tries to help them out with their father but gets caught at their rooming house after midnight.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-05-04
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H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Overview: A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman who once brought him out of his shell.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-04
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Out West with the Hardys
1938-11-25
Out West with the Hardys
Overview: Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-25
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Judge Hardy and Son
1939-12-22
Judge Hardy and Son
Overview: Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-22
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Judge Hardy's Children
1938-03-26
Judge Hardy's Children
Overview: Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-26
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The Hardys Ride High
1939-04-21
The Hardys Ride High
Overview: 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 inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-21
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Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958-12-22
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-12-22
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You're Only Young Once
1937-12-10
You're Only Young Once
Overview: Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-10
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I'll Wait for You
1941-05-16
I'll Wait for You
Overview: A gangster hides out on a farm and falls for the farmer's daughter.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-16
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Sergeant Madden
1939-03-24
Sergeant Madden
Overview: A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-24
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Love Is a Headache
1938-01-14
Love Is a Headache
Overview: A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans, without her knowledge.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-14
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The Big Hangover
1950-05-26
The Big Hangover
Overview: A young law school graduate is hired by a prestigious firm, but he neglects to inform them he is allergic to even a single whiff of alcohol.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-26
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Hold That Kiss
1938-05-13
Hold That Kiss
Overview: Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-13
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Exclusive
1937-08-06
Exclusive
Overview: When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government Committee who put him behind bars. Members of the committee include Colonel Bogardus, owner of the World , Horace Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, and Mr. Franklin, a department store owner. First Gillette buys a rival newspaper, the Sentinel , and offers a pricey editorship to World newsman Ralph Houston, who refuses the offer on principle. That evening, Ralph and his partner, Tod Swain, are greeted at home by a creditor, and Vina Swain, Ralph's fiancée, is furious to find out he turned down Gillette's offer. When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college, she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralph's debt with Gillette's renumeration. When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette, she breaks their engagement.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-06
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Polo Joe
1936-11-04
Polo Joe
Overview: A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he loves. Comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-11-04
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Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942-12-01
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Overview: Andy is about to head off to college but he's got a few things to take care of before leaving. For starters, he must try and sell his junk car for $20 to pay for a bill and he must convince his father not to go with him to college. Worst of all is that Polly wants to make up but her best friend decides to give Andy a test.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-01
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Souls at Sea
1937-09-03
Souls at Sea
Overview: Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-03
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Bitter Sweet
1940-11-08
Bitter Sweet
Overview: A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-11-08
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942-03-03
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Overview: While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-03
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Washington Melodrama
1941-04-17
Washington Melodrama
Overview: An elderly businessman (Frank Morgan) plans what he thinks is an innocent night on the town while his wife is away. Instead, he finds himself involved in a showgirl's murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-17
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Ziegfeld Girl
1941-04-25
Ziegfeld Girl
Overview: Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-25
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Samson and Delilah
1949-12-21
Samson and Delilah
Overview: When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Genres: Adventure Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-21
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Whispering Smith
1948-12-09
Whispering Smith
Overview: Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to have an interest in Murray's wife (and vice versa).
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-09
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Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939-01-09
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Overview: Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family wake up Christmas morning to gifts and give a holiday greeting to viewers.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-09
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939-07-21
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Overview: Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.
Genres: Comedy Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-21
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Guns of the Pecos
1936-12-28
Guns of the Pecos
Overview: A singing cowboy (Dick Foran) thwarts a thieving judge and courts a woman (Anne Nagel) in Texas.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-28
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The White Angel
1936-06-25
The White Angel
Overview: In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-25
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Little Miss Big
1946-01-01
Little Miss Big
Overview: A wealthy eccentric women escapes from a mental institution and finds refuge with a financially strapped barber and his two daughters
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Internes Can't Take Money
1937-04-16
Internes Can't Take Money
Overview: Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Healy, widow of a bank robber, who can't find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gangster Hanlon in a tavern back room. Kildare pursues Janet and enlists Hanlon to help her; the gangster's solution, not surprisingly, is violent.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-04-16
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I Married a Doctor
1936-04-25
I Married a Doctor
Overview: City girl marries country doctor, meets prejudice and exclusion when she tries to befriend the townspeople.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-25
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King of Gamblers
1937-04-22
King of Gamblers
Overview: Working for a slick restaurateur who has fallen for her, a down-on-life songstress falls instead for a crusading crime reporter, unaware that her employer is the secret head of the city's major gambling machine racket and has a penchant for murdering anyone who gets in his way.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-04-22
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Overview: This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-29
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From the Ends of the Earth
1939-05-28
From the Ends of the Earth
Overview: An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-28
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Wives Never Know
1936-09-18
Wives Never Know
Overview: Homer Bigelow has an ideal marriage, with a wife who loves him very much as does he in return. Hilarity ensues when, his wife and him take "marital advice" from an old school friend, who thinks marriage is a farce.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-18
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Sweethearts
1938-12-30
Sweethearts
Overview: The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-12-30
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The Accusing Finger
1936-11-17
The Accusing Finger
Overview: A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
Genres: Crime Action Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-11-17
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Another Romance of Celluloid
1938-02-05
Another Romance of Celluloid
Overview: This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current MGM productions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-05
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The Pace That Kills
1935-12-01
The Pace That Kills
Overview: A drug dealer on the run from the law meets an innocent young girl and her brother, and turns them into “cocaine fiends”.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-01
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