Mickey (1918 film)

Mickey
Directed by	F. Richard Jones James Young
Produced by	Mabel Normand Mack Sennett
Written by	J.G. Hawks
Starring	Mabel Normand
Cinematography	Fred Jackman Hans F. Koenekamp Hugh McClung Frank D. Williams
Editing by	John O'Donnell
Distributed by	States Rights Independent Exchanges Film Booking Office of America (FBO)
Release date(s)	August 1918 (1918-08)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles
Budget	$250,000

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), an orphan brought up by miners in a mining settlement, unexpectedly finds herself in a triangle through no fault of her own after being sent to New York City to live with her aunt.

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

1. ^ Coons, Robin (June 30, 1939). "Hollywood Chatter". The Daytona Beach News-Journal (Google). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eHIoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C8cEAAAAIBAJ&dq=mickey%20normand%20gross&pg=4926%2C5479066. Retrieved February 27, 2011. 

External links

• Mickey at the Internet Movie Database