Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mickey Rooney
Quicksand (1950) Irving Pichel, Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance
Motor mechanic Dan Brady lacks funds for a heavy date with new waitress Vera, the type whose life’s ambition is a fur coat Read More »
Drive a Crooked Road (1954) Richard Quine, Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Eddie Shannon is an undersized, sports-car mechanic who dreams of racing an expensive car in a European meet. Read More »
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) W.S. Van Dyke, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Comedy, Romance
Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school’s annual production Read More »
The Secret Invasion (1964) Roger Corman, Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Action, Drama, History
The Nazis imprison an Italian general who was planning to switch sides and turn over his army to the Allied side. Read More »
Stablemates (1938) Sam Wood, Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Arthur Hohl, Drama, Sport
Wallace Beery plays eternally inebriated ex-veterinarian Tom Terry. An aspiring jockey Mickey (Mickey Rooney) idolizes Tom, who reciprocates by passing along horsemanship advice to the kid. Read More »
Erik the Viking (1989) Terry Jones, Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
A Viking with a conscience, Erik (Tim Robbins) tires of pillaging and decides to set out on a quest. When the wise Freya (Eartha Kitt) informs Erik that a great mythic wolf has eaten the sun, the warrior resolves to venture to Asgard, home of the Norse gods, to set things right. Before Erik can reach Asgard, he and his allies must first find a magical horn that resides in the land of King Arnulf (Terry Jones), who, luckily for the hero, has a lovely daughter, Princess Aud (Imogen Stubbs).
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Summer Holiday (1948) Rouben Mamoulian, Mickey Rooney, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Huston, Musical
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father isn’t too happy with their puppy-love, since Richard always share his revolutionary ideas with her.
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Babes in Arms (1939) Busby Berkeley, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger
Mickey Moran, a talented singer and musician, son of a veteran from the show business. Mickey has a partner, Patsi Barton, a pretty girl and also a very talented singer. One day, a big opportunity arrives for Mickey, a big contract to set up his own show. However, things don’t go well, and in order to avoid being sent to a work farm, he’ll improvise a show in the country, despite the awful weather conditions. Patsi’s in love with Mickey, he loves her too, but for him the show must go on, and his big dream maybe will come true: formally stage his play in a big scenario, with a huge production.
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