Mike (1926 film)

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Mike
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Directed by Marshall Neilan
Written by Marion Jackson and Marshall Neilan
Starring Sally O'Neil
William Haines
CinematographyDavid Kesson
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
April 1926
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
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Mike ad in The Film Daily , 1926

Mike is a 1926 American silent comedy drama film directed by Marshall Neilan. The film is a modest production, featuring Sally O'Neil and William Haines. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] "Mike," a young woman, lives with her two brothers, sister, and father in an old freight car on a railroad siding in the desert. She enlists the aid of a circus manager from a nearby town to cure her father and his pal of drinking. Both swear off alcohol after seeing a vision of colored elephants and other beasts. Mike learns of a plot to hold up the Limited train. She and the children narrowly escape death when their freight car is sent wildly down grade. She tells her sweetheart Harlan, a telegraphist, of the bandits' scheme. The authorities are notified and the outlaws are captured.

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Mike at silentera.com
  2. Pardy, George T. (January 23, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Mike", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (4): 483, retrieved January 23, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .