Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A 1937, Rooney ya yi fim dinsa na farko tare da Judy Garland tare da "Thoroughbreds Don't Cry". Garland da Rooney sun zama abokai na kusa yayin da suka yi fim a fina-finai na gaba kuma suka zama ƙungiyar waƙa da rawa mai nasara. Masu sauraro sun yi farin cikin ganin yadda "tauraron taurari biyu ya nuna cewa suna son juna sosai". Tare da uku na "Andy Hardy" fina-finai, inda ta nuna wani yarinya janyo hankalin Andy, suka bayyana tare a cikin wani kirtani na nasara musicals, ciki har da zuwa-na-shekara m "Babes a Arms" (1939). Domin rawar da ya taka a matsayin Mickey Moran, mai shekaru 19 da haihuwa Mickey Rooney
An zabi shi don Kyautar Kwalejin don Mafi kyawun Actor a cikin Babban Matsayi, ya zama na biyu mafi ƙanƙanta a cikin Mafi kyawun Actor. A lokacin hira a cikin fim din 1992 na fim din "MGM: Lokacin da Lion Roars", Rooney ya bayyana abokantakarsu: