Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1937, Rooney akaita firimu rake rokutanga pamwe chete naJudy Garland ne"Thoroughbreds Don't Cry". Garland naRooney vakava shamwari dzepedyo sezvo vakabatanidzwa pamwe chete mumafirimu emunguva yemberi uye vakava boka rakabudirira rwiyo-uye-kutamba. Vateereri vakafadzwa nokuona "kudyidzana kunonakidza pakati penyeredzi mbiri dzacho kunoratidza kubatana kunoshamisa". Pamwe chete nemafirimu matatu e "Andy Hardy", apo airatidzira musikana anokwezva Andy, vakaonekwa pamwe chete mumutambo wemimhanzi yakabudirira, kusanganisira kuuya-kwezera mimhanzi "Babes muArms" (1939). Nokuda kwokuita kwake saMickey Moran,
Mickey Rooney ane makore gumi nemapfumbamwe akasarudzwa kuti awane mubairo weAcademy weMurume Akanakisa Mutevedzeri muRinotungamira Basa, achiva wechipiri-mudiki mukwikwidzi weMurume Akanakisa Actor. Munguva yehurukuro mufirimu rekunyora ra1992 "MGM: Apo Shumba Inodzvova", Rooney anorondedzera ushamwari hwavo: