Mickey's Helping Hand

Mickey's Helping Hand
Directed by Jesse Duffy
Produced by Larry Darmour
Written by Fontaine Fox
George Gray
Starring Marvin Stephens
Billy Barty
Jimmy Robinson
Delia Bogard
Donald Haines
Douglas Fox IV
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • December 19, 1931
Running time
 18 minutes
Country United States
Language Sound film
English

Mickey's Medicine Man is a 1931 talkie short film in Larry Darmour's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney. Directed by Jesse Duffy, the two-reel short was released to theaters on December 19, 1931 by RKO Radio Pictures. It was one of the few Mickey McGuire shorts without Mickey Rooney in the cast.

Synopsis

It is getting towards Christmas time, and Mickey feels sorry for the less fortunate children who will not be able to have a proper Christmas. Mickey and his pals decide to throw a party for the kids. They are able to get everything they need for the party except for one thing: a turkey.

Notes

This was one of the few Mickey McGuire shorts without Mickey Rooney in the cast. For reasons unknown, he was absent from the series during ths period. Costar Marvin Stephens (who usually played the role of 'Katrink') took Mickey's place.

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