''Mickey's Rescue'' is a 1934

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Larry Darmour Lawrence J. Darmour (1895–1942) was an American film producer, operator of Larry Darmour Productions from 1926, and a significant figure in Hollywood's low-budget production community. Career Darmour was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. Aft ...

's '' Mickey McGuire'' series starring a young

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. Directed by

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, 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: *

- "Mickey McGuire" * Douglas Scott - "Stinkey Davis" *

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 i ...

- Billy McGuire ("Mickey's Little Brother") *

Marvin Stephens Marvin R. Stephens (March 23, 1922 - May 22, 2008) was an American film actor.Dwyer p.225 A child actor, his first Hollywood roles were in the Mickey McGuire films. Stephens then played the recurring role of Tommy McGuire in Twentieth Century Fox ...

- "Katrink" * James Robinson - "Hambone Johnson" * Shirley Jeane Rickert - "Tomboy Taylor" * Spencer Bell - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) *

Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the f ...

- Maid (uncredited) * Robert McKenzie - Dental patient (uncredited)

cast notes

Last appearance of the character 'Stinkey Davis'.

References

External links

* 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 English-language short films {{short-comedy-film-stub