| A Family Affair | |
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| Directed by | George B. Seitz |
| Produced by | Lucien Hubbard Samuel Marx |
| Written by | Aurania Rouverol (play) Kay Van Riper Hugo Butler |
| Starring | Lionel Barrymore Cecilia Parker Spring Byington Eric Linden Charley Grapewin |
| Music by | David Snell |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Editing by | George Boemler |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | March 12, 1937 |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Family Affair (1937) is the first entry in the Andy Hardy film series, though Mickey Rooney has a secondary role as the son of Judge Hardy, played by Lionel Barrymore. The highly respected judge has to deal with family and political problems. The film was based on the play Skidding by Aurania Rouverol.