Mickey's Touchdown

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Mickey's Touchdown
Directed by Tex Avery
Written byLevering, Montgomery, & Grey
Produced byLarry Darmour
Starring Mickey Rooney
Billy Barty
Jimmy Robinson
Shirley Jeane Rickert
Marvin Stephens
Douglas Scott
CinematographyJ.S. Brown, Jr.
Edited byDee Caldwell
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 13, 1944 (1944-08-13)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mickey's Touchdown is a 1933 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 October 14, 1933 by Post Pictures Corp.

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Plot

Mickey and the Gang are gearing up for a football game against Stinkey Davis and his pals. Because Mickey's team apparently have no chance of winning, they enlist the aid of college football coach Howard Jones for advice. Jealous, Stinkey decides to steal Mickey's clothes, dress up as him, and cause havoc in town. His plan manages to get Mickey stuck in a courtroom for the day and out of the game. It's up to Howard Jones and Mickey's pals to save the day.

Notes

First appearances of Douglas Scott and Shirley Jean Rickert who (respectively) took over for the roles of 'Stinkey Davis' and 'Tomboy Taylor'.

Cast

In Order by Credits:

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References

  1. Mickey's Touchdown (1933) directed by Jesse Duffy • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd , retrieved 2022-09-01