What were the producers thinking? Why would anyone prefer Ann Rutherford to Judy Garland? Anyone with eyes can see she's the star, not to mention anyone with ears. She dominates the film, but Andy ends up preferring someone else because Judy is "too young." It looks like they tacked on a line by Judge Stone that Judy's character must be "12 or 13" to explain the incredible turn of events. According to TCM, Judy was 16, Lana 17 and Ann 18 at the time. But Andy's character is supposed to be 15, "waiting to be 16." Remarkable how Judy has It here, the voice and the looks. I had thought that as she got older, her voice broke down as her acting improved, but here she matches anything the mature Judy did.
Review of Love Finds Andy Hardy
