''Mickey's Rescue'' is a 1934
talkie short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
in
Larry Darmour's ''
Mickey McGuire'' series starring a young
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...
. Directed by
Jesse Duffy
Jesse Duffy (March 24, 1894 – December 14, 1952), sometimes billed as J. A. Duffy, was an American serial screenwriter for Republic Pictures and Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio ...
, the two-reel short was released to theaters on March 23, 1934, by Post Pictures Corp.
Plot
In order to give Billy a proper education, a rich couple decide to adopt Billy. Feeling that something bad might happen to him, Mickey and the Scorpions trail the wealthy couple to a hotel. There, Billy finds out that life as a rich kid isn't so hot. When Mickey and the gang finally find him, Billy has accidentally gone out of window, and is hanging high above the ground. Can Mickey and Hambone save Billy?
Cast
Order by credits:
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Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...
- "Mickey McGuire"
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Douglas Scott - "Stinkey Davis"
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Billy Barty
Billy Barty (born William John Bertanzetti, October 25, 1924 – December 23, 2000) was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood tall, due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism. Because of his short stature, he was often cast ...
- Billy McGuire ("Mickey's Little Brother")
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Marvin Stephens - "Katrink"
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James Robinson - "Hambone Johnson"
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Shirley Jeane Rickert - "Tomboy Taylor"
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Spencer Bell - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
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Hattie McDaniel - Maid (uncredited)
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Robert McKenzie - Dental patient (uncredited)
cast notes
Last appearance of the character 'Stinkey Davis'.
References
External links
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1934 films
1934 comedy films
American black-and-white films
Mickey McGuire short film series
1934 short films
American comedy short films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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