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Mickey the Detective
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Albert Herman

Cast: Mickey McGuire (Mickey Rooney) [Mickey], Delia Bogard [Tomboy Taylor], Billy Barty [Mickey’s brother], Junior Johnston [Stinky Davis], Jimmy Robinson [Hambone Johnson]

Larry Darmour Productions production [?] for Standard Cinema Corporation?; distributed by Film Booking Offices of America, Incorporated. / Produced by Larry Darmour. Scenario by Fontaine Fox, from a screen story by Joseph Basil and E.V. Durling. / Released 28 October 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA by RKO Distributing Corporation in 1929. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists [8mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Children - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 7 December 2024.

References: Website-IMDb.