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Mickey, an orphan who has been brought up in a mining settlement, is sent to New York to live with her aunt.Mickey, an orphan who has been brought up in a mining settlement, is sent to New York to live with her aunt.Mickey, an orphan who has been brought up in a mining settlement, is sent to New York to live with her aunt.
George Nichols
- Joe Meadows
- (as George O. Nicholls)
Lew Cody
- Reggie Drake
- (as Lewis J. Cody)
Minta Durfee
- Elsie Drake
- (as Minta Durffy)
Minnie Devereaux
- Minnie
- (as Minnie Ha Ha)
Joe Bordeaux
- Stage Driver
- (uncredited)
William Colvin
- Butler
- (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
- Stage Driver
- (uncredited)
- …
Clarence Lyndon
- Grocer
- (uncredited)
Eva Thatcher
- Cook
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaThe highest grossing film of 1918, with a worldwide gross of $8 million on a budget of $250,000.
- GoofsPalm trees and industrial bridges at the railroad station at Great Neck, Long Island, New York.
- Quotes
Herbert Thornhill: She's wonderful, Tom! I never expected to see her again - and now I've proposed to Elsie Drake. I'm in the devil of a mess!
Tom Rawlings: Cheer up old man, you haven't actually been sentenced yet!
- Alternate versionsThe April 17, 1920 issue of Ciné Pour Tous claims the version released in France was shortened.
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This is the sort of film Mary Pickford made famous.
Mable Normand is forever remembered for her comedies for Mack Sennett. These two-reel films were fun but also quite short and were done strictly for laughs. "Mickey" was a major change for Ms. Normand, as now she was making a full-length film and one which was more of a melodrama. In fact, it's very much a style film that Mary Pickford made famous from the late 1910s through the 1920s--playing a very young lady who, by the end of the film, has found love and happiness.
Mickey is a young tom-boy (Normand) who lives with her father's old mining partner. It seems her father died and this man has cared for her for many years. However, as she gets older, he realizes he's not much good teaching her how to become a lady and he sends her off to live with her aunt. As for the aunt, she only wants Mickey because she learns she owns a mine. When she discovers the mine isn't productive, she makes Mickey a servant in the home--much like Cinderella. But, just after the aunt gets rid of Mickey, she learns the mine has finally paid off and Mickey is rich--and suddenly she DOES want Mickey to live with her! Well, in the meantime, there is a man who has fallen for Mickey--and he cannot find her in order to propose. But the aunt decides to sic her no-good son on her and he proposes to Mickey. Can the old boyfriend find her before it's too late?!
While this film is a VERY predictable old fashioned melodrama (aside from the bizarre horse race sequence near the end--I did NOT see that coming), it's a NICE predictable old fashioned melodrama! Sure, you can figure out what's going to happen long before it does, but the film is so well made and enjoyable you don't really mind. Sweet and quite charming. It's sure a shame that Mable's career and life were cut so short--I would have loved to see more films like this one.
By the way, I think parts of the end of this film must have been missing. That's because there are very few intertitle cards early in the film. Yet, near the end, there are several with extensive exposition--like it's filling in for gaps in the film.
Mickey is a young tom-boy (Normand) who lives with her father's old mining partner. It seems her father died and this man has cared for her for many years. However, as she gets older, he realizes he's not much good teaching her how to become a lady and he sends her off to live with her aunt. As for the aunt, she only wants Mickey because she learns she owns a mine. When she discovers the mine isn't productive, she makes Mickey a servant in the home--much like Cinderella. But, just after the aunt gets rid of Mickey, she learns the mine has finally paid off and Mickey is rich--and suddenly she DOES want Mickey to live with her! Well, in the meantime, there is a man who has fallen for Mickey--and he cannot find her in order to propose. But the aunt decides to sic her no-good son on her and he proposes to Mickey. Can the old boyfriend find her before it's too late?!
While this film is a VERY predictable old fashioned melodrama (aside from the bizarre horse race sequence near the end--I did NOT see that coming), it's a NICE predictable old fashioned melodrama! Sure, you can figure out what's going to happen long before it does, but the film is so well made and enjoyable you don't really mind. Sweet and quite charming. It's sure a shame that Mable's career and life were cut so short--I would have loved to see more films like this one.
By the way, I think parts of the end of this film must have been missing. That's because there are very few intertitle cards early in the film. Yet, near the end, there are several with extensive exposition--like it's filling in for gaps in the film.
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- planktonrules
- Sep 23, 2012
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- Budget
- $125,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
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- 1.33 : 1
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