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Mickey (Normand) is an adult orphan girl who has been raised in near poverty in Feather River, California by an unsuccessful miner, Joe Meadows, and his housekeeper, Minnie. Mickey is the free-spirited, uncultured daughter of the miner's deceased partner. The miner took charge of Mickey at his dying partner's request. Mickey is sent to live in Great Neck, Long Island--part of suburban [[New York City]] |
Mickey (Normand) is an adult orphan girl who has been raised in near poverty in Feather River, California by an unsuccessful miner, Joe Meadows, and his housekeeper, Minnie. Mickey is the free-spirited, uncultured daughter of the miner's deceased partner. The miner took charge of Mickey at his dying partner's request. Mickey is sent to live in Great Neck, Long Island--part of suburban [[New York City]]--with her aunt (Mrs. Geoffrey Drake) and her family. Mrs. Drake is under the impression that Mickey is wealthy and well refined. When Mickey arrives at her aunt's luxurious home, the aunt is disappointed that she is not well-to-do and puts her to work as a servant. Mickey's presence there sparks an awkward love triangle involving her, her cousin (Elsie Drake), and a young mining executive named Herbert Thornhill whom Mickey first encountered in California. Just after Mickey is sent packing, a telegram arrives for her announcing that a vein has been struck on Joe's Tomboy mine and she is suddenly worth millions. Mrs. Drake's opinion of Mickey changes quickly and she is welcomed back--in the hope she and Reggie Drake will become a couple. Herbert had recently proposed to Elsie, but realizes he truly loves Mickey. Shortly afterward, Herbert receives a telegram from his lawyer explaining that his mining claims are now invalid and worthless. Elsie and Mrs. Drake find the telegram and call off the wedding because Herbert is now bankrupt. Herbert tries to regain his fortune by borrowing $5,000 and betting it on a horse race. The race is rigged--and Mickey finds out about the plot. Just as the race is about to begin, Mickey dresses in jockey silks, unhorses the crooked jockey, and tries to win the race by riding it for Herbert. Just as it appears Mickey's horse will win, she falls from her mount. Some time later Mickey reluctantly goes riding with Reggie who tries to molest her in an abandoned house. Herbert arrives on the scene, battles Reggie, and rescues Mickey as she is dangling from the rooftop. Mickey and Herbert are married. As they depart on their honeymoon, a note arrives from Herbert's lawyer saying the earlier telegram about his mining interests being worthless was a ruse designed to get him out of his loveless engagement to Elsie Drake. He and his new bride are both exceedingly wealthy. |
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"Mickey" is also the title of a song adapted from the movie, with lyrics by [[Harry Williams (songwriter)|Harry Williams]] and music by Neil Moret (pseudonym for [[Charles N. Daniels (music)|Charles N. Daniels]]), copyrighted in 1918 and published by Daniels & Wilson of San Francisco and New York. |
"Mickey" is also the title of a song adapted from the movie, with lyrics by [[Harry Williams (songwriter)|Harry Williams]] and music by Neil Moret (pseudonym for [[Charles N. Daniels (music)|Charles N. Daniels]]), copyrighted in 1918 and published by Daniels & Wilson of San Francisco and New York. |
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| Directed by | F. Richard Jones James Young |
| Written by | J.G. Hawks |
| Produced by | Mabel Normand Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Mabel Normand |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Hans F. Koenekamp Hugh McClung Frank D. Williams |
| Edited by | John O'Donnell |
| Distributed by | States Rights Independent Exchanges Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) |
Release date | August 1918 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
| Budget | $250,000 |
| Box office | $8,000,000 |
Mickey is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film starring Mabel Normand, directed by F. Richard Jones and James Young, and written by J.G. Hawks. The movie was produced by the Mabel Normand Feature Film Company.
Plot
Mickey (Normand) is an adult orphan girl who has been raised in near poverty in Feather River, California by an unsuccessful miner, Joe Meadows, and his housekeeper, Minnie. Mickey is the free-spirited, uncultured daughter of the miner's deceased partner. The miner took charge of Mickey at his dying partner's request. Mickey is sent to live in Great Neck, Long Island--part of suburban New York City--with her aunt (Mrs. Geoffrey Drake) and her family. Mrs. Drake is under the impression that Mickey is wealthy and well refined. When Mickey arrives at her aunt's luxurious home, the aunt is disappointed that she is not well-to-do and puts her to work as a servant. Mickey's presence there sparks an awkward love triangle involving her, her cousin (Elsie Drake), and a young mining executive named Herbert Thornhill whom Mickey first encountered in California. Just after Mickey is sent packing, a telegram arrives for her announcing that a vein has been struck on Joe's Tomboy mine and she is suddenly worth millions. Mrs. Drake's opinion of Mickey changes quickly and she is welcomed back--in the hope she and Reggie Drake will become a couple. Herbert had recently proposed to Elsie, but realizes he truly loves Mickey. Shortly afterward, Herbert receives a telegram from his lawyer explaining that his mining claims are now invalid and worthless. Elsie and Mrs. Drake find the telegram and call off the wedding because Herbert is now bankrupt. Herbert tries to regain his fortune by borrowing $5,000 and betting it on a horse race. The race is rigged--and Mickey finds out about the plot. Just as the race is about to begin, Mickey dresses in jockey silks, unhorses the crooked jockey, and tries to win the race by riding it for Herbert. Just as it appears Mickey's horse will win, she falls from her mount. Some time later Mickey reluctantly goes riding with Reggie who tries to molest her in an abandoned house. Herbert arrives on the scene, battles Reggie, and rescues Mickey as she is dangling from the rooftop. Mickey and Herbert are married. As they depart on their honeymoon, a note arrives from Herbert's lawyer saying the earlier telegram about his mining interests being worthless was a ruse designed to get him out of his loveless engagement to Elsie Drake. He and his new bride are both exceedingly wealthy.
"Mickey" is also the title of a song adapted from the movie, with lyrics by Harry Williams and music by Neil Moret (pseudonym for Charles N. Daniels), copyrighted in 1918 and published by Daniels & Wilson of San Francisco and New York.
Cast
- Mabel Normand as Mickey
- George Nichols as Joe Meadows
- Wheeler Oakman as Herbert Thornhill
- Minta Durfee as Elsie Drake
- Laura La Varnie as Mrs. Geoffrey Drake
- Lew Cody as Reggie Drake
- Tom Kennedy as Tom Rawlings
- Minnie Devereaux as Minnie
Reception
Mickey was the highest grossing film of 1918, with a worldwide gross of $8,000,000 and made on a budget of $250,000.[1]
References
- ^ Coons, Robin (June 30, 1939). "Hollywood Chatter". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Google. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
External links
- Mickey at IMDb
- Mickey at Turner Classic Movies
- Mickey at Silent Movies Crazy
- Mickey at Silent Era
- Sequences cut from final release of Mickey at Community Video
- Mickey at Movie Review Query Engine
- Mickey at Looking for Mabel
- Mickey in the Silent Film Still Archive
- Mickey in Those Magnificent Mountain Movies (pg. 58) by W. Lee Cozad
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