Mickey
About Mickey
Mickey, an orphan raised near the Feather River by miner Joe Meadows, is sent to her aunt Mrs. Drake in Great Neck. The Drakes think she has money and then put her to work as a servant. She has already met mining man Herbert Thornhill. A strike on Joe's Tomboy mine makes her rich, and Mrs. Drake wants her for her son Reggie. Herbert is told his own claims are worthless. Elsie Drake drops him. Mickey rides a crooked race in jockey silks to save his bet, then is attacked by Reggie in an empty house. Herbert fights him off. They marry. A note from the lawyer says the telegram about Herbert's mines was a trick to get him free of Elsie. Mabel Normand plays Mickey.
Cast & crew
More about Mickey
F. Richard Jones and James Young directed. J. G. Hawks wrote it. Normand and Mack Sennett produced. Fred Jackman photographed, with Hans F. Koenekamp, Hugh McClung, and Frank D. Williams. Released in August 1918 through states-rights exchanges and later Film Booking Offices. The wide release was held more than a year. It was shown again into 1921. The listed length is 93 minutes. George Nichols plays Joe. Wheeler Oakman plays Herbert. Minta Durfee plays Elsie. Laura La Varnie plays Mrs. Drake. Lew Cody plays Reggie. Harry Williams and Neil Moret wrote the song "Mickey."
Themes
Look
Fred Jackman shot it, with Hans F. Koenekamp, Hugh McClung, and Frank D. Williams.
Music
Harry Williams and Neil Moret wrote the song "Mickey" for the picture.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The Feather River mine is called the Tomboy.
- The Drakes take her in because they think she is rich, then make her a servant.
- The race is rigged. She takes the crooked jockey's mount.
- The song "Mickey," lyrics by Harry Williams and music by Neil Moret, was written from the picture.
Scenes
- Mickey rides the race in jockey silks.
- The lawyer's note says Herbert's mines were never worthless.
