Mrs. Mike (film)

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Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Louis King
Screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Based on Mrs. Mike
by Benedict Freedman
Nancy Freedman
Produced byEdward Gross
Starring Dick Powell
Evelyn Keyes
J. M. Kerrigan
Angela Clarke
Will Wright
Nan Boardman
Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc
Edited by Paul Weatherwax
Music by William Lava
Max Steiner
Production
companies
Nassour Studios Inc.
Huntington Hartford Productions
Regal Films
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • December 23, 1949 (1949-12-23)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,550,000 [1]

Mrs. Mike is a 1949 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by DeWitt Bodeen and Alfred Lewis Levitt. The film stars Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, J. M. Kerrigan, Angela Clarke, Will Wright and Nan Boardman. The film was released on December 23, 1949, by United Artists. [2] [3]

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Plot

A young Boston woman, Kathy O'Fallon, travels north to visit her Uncle John at his cabin near the Canada–US border. While there she meets Mike Flannigan, a sergeant with the Canadian Royal North-West Mounted Police, and before long they are in love. Kathy marries Mike, who takes her by dogsled to his outpost in the cold, remote north.

Life is harsh there, particularly during the winters. A tightly knit community counts on Mike in ways that go far beyond normal police business. But he is away when a pregnant Kathy begins to worry about giving birth in such a primitive environment. Neighbors help deliver Mary, a baby girl, but surviving in the wilderness is extremely difficult, and the child dies during a diphtheria epidemic. Kathy makes up her mind to return to Boston, but realizes that she still loves and can't leave Mike.

Cast

Comic book adaption

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