Mickey (1948 film)

Mickey
Directed by	Ralph Murphy
Screenplay by	Muriel Roy Bolton Agnes Christine Johnston
Based on	Clementine by Peggy Goodin
Produced by	Aubrey Schenck
Starring	Lois Butler Bill Goodwin Irene Hervey John Sutton Hattie McDaniel
Cinematography	John W. Boyle
Edited by	Norman Colbert
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Production company	Aubrey Schenck Productions
Distributed by	Eagle-Lion Films
Release date	June 23, 1948 (1948-06-23)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$700,000

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

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

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

External links

• Mickey at IMDb
• Mickey at Rotten Tomatoes