This is the first of 16 Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney, but the only one to feature Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy; Barrymore had to withdraw from the series because of mobility issues which confined him to a wheelchair for most of the remainder of his film career..
When Lionel Barrymore's health confined him to a wheelchair and he was unable to continue playing the father in subsequent Hardy family films, M-G-M studio head Louis B. Mayer instead cast him as the irascible hospital administrator Dr. Gillespie in the studio's second most popular franchise, the Doctor Kildare movies.
Reunites most of the cast from Ah Wilderness! (1935), which was a sleeper hit for MGM two years prior.
When the car with the drunks stops to help the couple whose car ran out of gas, the front license plate clearly states "Idaho" indicating that is where Carvel is located.
You may recognize Charley Grapewin, who plays Frank Redmond here. He appeared as a secondary character in more than 100 films, but is best remembered for his portrayal of Judy Garland's farm-owning Uncle Henry in one of the most widely seen films ever made, 1939's The Wizard of Oz.