Mickey (1918 film)

Mickey

Film poster
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
Edited by John O'Donnell
Distributed by States Rights Independent Exchanges
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)
Release date
 August 1918 (1918-08)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent film
English intertitles
Budget $250,000
Box office $8,000,000
1918 magazine ad

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.

"Mickey" is also the title of a song adapted from the movie, with lyrics by Harry Williams and music by Neil Moret (pseudonym for Charles N. Daniels), copyrighted in 1918 and published by Daniels & Wilson of San Francisco and New York.

Cast

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. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
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