Mickey (1948 film)

Mickey
Directed byRalph Murphy
Screenplay byMuriel Roy Bolton
Agnes Christine Johnston
Based onClementine
by Peggy Goodin
Produced byAubrey Schenck
StarringLois Butler
Bill Goodwin
Irene Hervey
John Sutton
Hattie McDaniel
CinematographyJohn W. Boyle
Edited byNorman Colbert
Music byMarlin Skiles
Production
company
Aubrey Schenck Productions
Distributed byEagle-Lion Films
Release date
  • June 23, 1948 (1948-06-23)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000[1]

Mickey is a 1948 American coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Lois Butler, Bill Goodwin, Skip Homeier and Academy Award-winning actress Hattie McDaniel. The film was based on the novel Clementine by Peggy Goodin and was filmed in Cinecolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou.

Plot

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The plotline involves a young tomboy named Mickey (Butler) with a beautiful singing voice, who is torn between singing and playing on her baseball team. Meanwhile, Mickey is trying to make her widowed father fall in love with her neighbor's aunt, Louise (Hervey), a woman who is helping Mickey try to be more ladylike so she can become her best friend's love interest.

Cast

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Actor Role
Lois Butler Mickey Kelly
Bill Goodwin George R. Kelly
Irene Hervey Louise Williams
John Sutton Ted Whitney
Rose Hobart Lydia Matthews
Hattie McDaniel Bertha
Skippy Homeier Hank Evans
Beverly Wills Cathy Williams
Leon Tyler Robbie Matthews

References

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  1. ^ "Muray-Siegel's Coast". Variety. 20 October 1948. p. 6.
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