Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
aka: Huckleberry Finn
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Rex Ingram, Walter Connolly, William Frawley, Lynne Carver, Jo Ann Sayers, Minor Watson, Elisabeth Risdon, Victor Kilian, Clara Blandick, Wade Boteler, Irving Bacon, Frank Darien, Roger Imhof, E. Alyn Warren
This is a very good remake of the Mark Twain classic as the innocent boy, Huck (Mickey Rooney), and runaway slave Jim (Rex Ingram) meet adventures and become friends as they raft down the Mississippi River. During their trip, Huck and Jim run into con-men "the King" (Walter Connolly) and "the Duke" (William Frawley) who impersonate royalty as part of their swindling schemes. True to Twain's story.
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All Ashore 1953  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan, Ray McDonald, Barbara Bates, Jody Lawrance, Dick Crockett, Fay Roope, Jean Willes
Three sailors (Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, and Ray McDonald) head off on shore leave but find they are broke.
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Ambush Bay 1966 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ron Winston
Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum, Peter Masterson, Harry Lauter, Gregg Amsterdam, Jim Anauo, Tony Smith, Clem Stadler, Amado Abello, Bruno Punzalan, Tisa Chang
Marines are dropped in the heavy Philippine jungle and have 96 hours to find a young woman who has information on Japanese invasion plans.
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Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Patricia Breslin, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Sara Haden, Joey Forman, Jerry Colonna, Vaughn Taylor, Frank Ferguson, William Leslie, Tom Duggan, Teddy Rooney
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney), now a West-Coast lawyer and married with children, comes home on business. He wants to arrange for an aircraft factory to be built in his hometown. But, Andy runs into trouble buying land and gets involved in local politics.
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Helen Gilbert, Terry Kilburn, John T. Murray, George P. Breakston, Sidney Miller, Addison Richards
When Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) has a crush on his high-school drama teacher, Miss Meredith (Helen Gilbert), he writes a play that is chosen to be shown at school, he stars in it, and gets to spend more time with Miss Meredith.
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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Judy Garland, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Diana Lewis, Tom Neal, George P. Breakston, Addison Richards, George Lessey
The Hardy family (Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) visits New York City where Andy's friend, Betsy (Judy Garland), introduces him to a debutante (Diana Lewis). Andy falls in love with her–briefly–and then realizes his true love is back home.
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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Sara Haden, Bonita Granville, Herbert Marshall, Jean Porter, Keye Luke, Lee Wilde, Lyn Wilde, Jackie Moran, Tommy Dix
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is still in college and getting into trouble when identical twin girls (Lee Wilde and Lyn Wilde) catch his eye. It doesn't take long before Andy finds himself in deep trouble at which point his father, Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), steps in and straightens out his son.
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Andy Hardy's Double Life 1942 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Esther Williams, William Lundigan, Susan Peters, Robert Blake, Arthur Space, Addison Richards
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is ready to leave home for college, but he, as always, has girl problems. This time, Polly (Ann Rutherford) and her friend, Sheila (Esther Williams), teach him a lesson or two. This film marks Esther Williams' film debut. Also, look for Robert Blake in a bit part.
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Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Ian Hunter, Kathryn Grayson, George P. Breakston, Todd Karns, Addison Richards, Gene Reynolds, Margaret Early
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) has failed his final exam, so it looks like he will not be graduating from high school. But, Andy has hired a social secretary (Kathryn Grayson) who now offers to help Andy study. He does well on his second test, and all ends happily.
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Arabian Adventure 1979 G, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms, John Wyman, John Ratzenberger, Peter Cushing, Capucine, Mickey Rooney, Art Malik
Heroic Prince Hasar (Oliver Tobias) is sent by the evil Caliph Alquazar (Christopher Lee) to obtain the magical Rose of Elil that is the only thing that has enough power to destroy the Caliph. Prince Hasar is joined by young Majeed (Milo O'Shea) and his pet monkey on a perilous journey, but what will Prince Hasar do with that Rose of Elil if, and when, he finds it? Special effects are impressive in this made-for-kids adventure film about genies and flying carpets.
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Babe: Pig in the City 1998 G, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: George Miller
Cast: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Mary Stein, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Daily, Glenne Headly, Steven Wright, Eddie Barth, James Cosmo, Miriam Margolyes
This sequel to "Babe" involves Mrs. Hoggett taking Babe to the city for a paid guest appearance at the fair. But things go awry, and they end up in a boarding house with a wild assortment of animal boarders.
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Babes in Arms 1939 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winningham, Guy Kibbee, June Preisser, Rand Brooks, Henry Hull, Margaret Hamilton, Lon McCallister, Joseph Crehan, Douglas McPhail, Johnny Sheffield, Barnett Parker, Ann Shoemaker
This is the original Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney musical extravaganza featuring Busby Berkeley production numbers. Mickey Moran (Rooney) does not want to be sent to a work farm when his vaudeville parents go on tour. So, at his girlfriend Patsy Barton's (Garland) urging, he writes his own show, and he and Patsy hit the road on their musical tour. Nineteen-year-old Rooney was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award.
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Babes on Broadway 1941 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Richard Quine, Donald Meek, Luis Alberni, James Gleason, Margaret O'Brien
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland team up again for a lively musical with songs that include "How About You?" and "Hoe Down." This film marks the film debut of Margaret O'Brien.
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Baby Face Nelson 1957  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Ted de Corsia, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam, Elisha Cook Jr., George E. Stone, Leo Gordon, Emile Meyer
This story of 1930's gangster Baby Face Nelson, one of John Dillinger's henchmen, features Mickey Rooney in the title role. 1 User Review
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The Big Operator 1959 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Anatomy of a Syndicate
Director: Charles F. Haas
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Ray Danton, Jim Backus, Jackie Coogan, Jay North, Don "Red" Barry, Lawrence Dobkin
When federal agents investigate, labor union boss Little Joe Braun (Mickey Rooney) fights the government crackdown of his operation.
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The Big Wheel 1949 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Ludwig
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher, Michael O'Shea, Spring Byington, Hattie McDaniel, Steve Brodie, Allen Jenkins, Richard Lane, Lina Romay
Racecar driver Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) will do whatever it takes to get to the top–until he is responsible for a death during a race. He gets a job with a mechanic his late father used when he raced at Indy. Will Billy be able to redeem himself and follow in his father's footsteps?
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Bill 1981 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dennis Quaid, Largo Woodruff, Anna Maria Horsford, Harry Goz, Kathleen Maguire, William J. Daprato, Raymond Serra, Jenny Rebecca Dweir, Breon Gorman, George Hamlin, Katharine Balfour, Cordis Heard
Mentally challenged Bill (Mickey Rooney) has spent his life in an institution until documentary filmmaker Barry Morrow (Dennis Quaid) invites him to spend time with his family in his home. Bill adjusts to a new lifestyle and learns about love when Barry becomes his friend.
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Bill: On His Own 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Helen Hunt, Edie McClurg, Tracey Walter, Teresa Wright, Paul Lieber, Harry Goz, Largo Woodruff, Dennis Quaid, Terry Evans, Marianna Clore Blase, Jeremy Michael Hayes
In this sequel to the 1981 Emmy Award winning film "Bill," mentally challenged Bill (Mickey Rooney) is once again alone after his friend Barry (Dennis Quaid) moves to California. A social worker (Helen Hunt) takes over his case and teaches him to read. But, personal problems ensue, and Bill sets off in search of Barry and the friendship he once enjoyed.
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 The Black Stallion 1979  G, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Carroll Ballard
Cast: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse, Hoyt Axton, Michael Higgins, Ed McNamara, Doghmi Larbi, Kristen Vigard, Leopoldo Trieste, Fausto Tozzi, Frank Cousins, John Karlsen, John Burton, John Buchanan
Alec Ramsey (Kelly Reno) is shipwrecked on an island where he and a black Arabian stallion are the sole survivors. Alec forms a bond with the horse, and, after being rescued, he convinces his mother (Teri Garr) to board the horse in their backyard. After Alec meets aging horse trainer Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney), the two train the horse for a championship race–with Alec as the jockey.
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Boys Town 1938  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Addison Richards, Edward Norris, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale, Bobs Watson, Mickey Rentschler, Frankie Thomas, Sidney Miller, Martin Spellman, Jimmy Butler
As Father Edward J. Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) strives to set up a community for homeless boys, he runs into trouble with one boy, Whitey Marsh (Mickey Rooney), whose older brother (Edward Norris) is a gangster. Whitey runs away a number of times and finally manages to join his brother's gang. But, Father Flanagan and the boys capture the gang, and Whitey, at last, respects Father Flanagan's program and has hope for the future. Spencer Tracy won an Academy Award as Best Actor for his role in this film (his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar). Nominations were received for Best Picture and Director, and another Oscar was received for Best Original Story.
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Boys Will Be Boys 1997  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Dom DeLuise
Cast: James Williams, Drew Winget, Julie Hagerty, Randy Travis, Mickey Rooney, Michael DeLuise, Catherine Oxenberg, Jon Voight, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ruth Buzzi, Carol DeLuise, Dom DeLuise
This boring "Home Alone" wannabe involves two brothers who convince their father to let them stay home alone when their parents attend a party hosted by their father's boss. The fun starts when the brothers claim that burglars invaded their home while the main suspect has his own story. In the end, the boys uncover a plot to hurt their father's career.
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 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney, Jose Luis Villalonga, Alan Reed, Stanley Adams, Claude Stroud, Dorothy Whitney
Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) leaves her small town and arrives in New York City to lead a life of sophistication. Along the way, she falls in love with neighbor Paul Varjak (George Peppard). An Academy Award was received for the song "Moon River," and songwriter Henry Mancini also won an Oscar for the Best Musical Score. Three other nominations were received, including Best Actress (Hepburn).
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Charles McGraw, Earl Holliman, Dennis Weaver, Robert Strauss, Richard Shannon, Willis Bouchey, Keiko Awaji, Charles Tannen, Gene Reynolds, Dickie Jones, Corey Allen
Harry Brubaker (William Holden) leaves his law firm to fly Navy jets in Korea. When his wife, Nancy (Grace Kelly), visits him, Admiral Tarrant (Fredric March) tells her that her husband flies dangerous missions, and–for the first time–Nancy understands the dangers of being a jet pilot during wartime. 1 User Review
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 Captains Courageous 1937 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Mickey Rooney, Charley Grapewin, John Carradine, Leo G. Carroll, Charles Trowbridge, Jack La Rue
Spencer Tracy won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in this film about a Portuguese fisherman. When a wealthy, spoiled boy (Freddie Bartholomew) falls overboard off an ocean liner, he learns about life and hard work from the fishermen who rescue him. Based on the Rudyard Kipling classic.
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The Care Bears Movie 1985 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Arna Selznick
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Jackie Burroughs, Georgia Engel, Sunny Besen Thrasher, Eva Almos, Jayne Eastwood, Brian George, Janet-Laine Green, Luba Goy, Melleny Brown, Bob Dermer, Cree Summer, Terri Hawkes, Dan Hennessey, Hadley Kay
This animated cartoon feature will appeal to the very young when those lovable bears rescue young Nicholas (voice of Hadley Kay) from the spell of an evil magician who wants to stop the world from caring about others.
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Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970 G, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Cast: Dan Blocker, Nanette Fabray, Jim Backus, Wally Cox, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Stubby Kaye, Mickey Rooney, Noah Beery Jr., Jack Cassidy
Blacksmith Charley (Dan Blocker) invests in a mail-order bride, and townsfolk of Calico County talk Sadie (Nanette Fabray) into posing as the bride-to-be when the real bride fails to appear. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 05/01/2007 | | I Love this movie |
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The Comic 1969 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde, Nina Wayne, Carl Reiner, Steve Allen, Jay Novello, Fritz Feld, Jerome Cowan
Dick Van Dyke is Billy Bright, a silent movie star, who is not such a great man in real life. Now he has fallen on hard times, and his acting is limited to performing in commercials. Good job by Dick Van Dyke.
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Donna Reed, William Lundigan, Frieda Inescort, George P. Breakston, Harvey Stephens, Betty Wells
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) is handling a divorce case when he asks son Andy (Mickey Rooney) to date the divorcing couple's daughter, Melodie (Donna Reed)–an act he believes will help Melodie gain popularity and aid in her parents' reconciliation. Of course, complications ensue.
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The Domino Principle 1977  R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark, Mickey Rooney, Edward Albert, Eli Wallach, Jay Novello, Ken Swofford, Neva Patterson, Ted Gehring
Hired assassin Roy Tucker (Gene Hackman) is sent out to kill prominent people, but when he decides he has had enough, he becomes the target.
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Drive a Crooked Road 1954 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Dick Crockett, Jerry Paris
In this story, written by Blake Edwards, Richard Quine, and James Benson Nablo, an auto mechanic, Eddie Shannon (Mickey Rooney), gets in trouble when he heeds a gangster's girlfriend's advances and aids in preparing the getaway car for a bank robbery.
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Erik the Viking 1989 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, Terry Jones, Imogen Stubbs, Antony Sher, Freddie Jones, John Gordon Sinclair, Tsutomu Sekine, Gary Cady, Tim McInnerny, Samantha Bond
Eric (Tim Robbins) is tired of the Age of Ragnarok with its raping and pillaging. To find an alternative, he sets off on a journey to the end of the world accompanied by an unlikely bunch of groupies.
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A Family Affair 1937 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden, Charley Grapewin, Spring Byington, Julie Haydon, Sara Haden, Allen Vincent, Selmer Jackson, Harlan Briggs, Margaret Marquis
This, the first in a series of 15 Andy Hardy films, stars Lionel Barrymore and Spring Byington as Judge and Mrs Hardy. Their roles would be taken over by Lewis Stone and Fay Holden in following films. This story provides a sentimental view of American life in small towns during the Great Depression.
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The Fireball 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Pat O'Brien, Beverly Tyler, James Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Milburn Stone, Ralph Dumke, Sam Flint, Glenn Corbett
Johnny Cesar (Mickey Rooney) lived in a Catholic orphanage, headed by Father O'Hara (Pat O'Brien), until he ran away. Now, he is a roller derby star but is stricken with polio and is about to learn even more about life.
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The Fox and the Hound 1981  G, 83 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, John McIntire, John Fiedler, Corey Feldman, Richard Bakalyan, Keith Coogan, Paul Winchell
Tod (voice of Mickey Rooney) is a young fox that is brought into a home after his father is killed. Among the household members is Copper (voice of Kurt Russell), a young hunting dog. As can be imagined, humorous problems develop in their relationship as they mature and adapt to their positions in life. 1 User Review
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Francis in the Haunted House 1956 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Virginia Welles, James Flavin, Paul Cavanagh, Mary Ellen Kay, David Janssen, Ralph Dumke, Richard Gaines, Richard Deacon, Paul Frees
In this final Francis film, Mickey Rooney replaces Donald O'Connor and Paul Frees replaces Chill Wills as the voice of Francis the talking mule. It is also the weakest film of the series as the man and his mule get involved in haunted house goings-on.
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Girl Crazy 1943 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gil Stratton, Robert E. Strickland, Rags Ragland, June Allyson, Nancy Walker, Guy Kibbee, Henry O'Neill, Irving Bacon
Gershwin tunes "I Got Rhythm," "Embraceable You," and "But Not for Me" highlight this film about college students who work to stave off bankruptcy for their school. One of the best Rooney/Garland musicals
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The Hardys Ride High 1939 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Virginia Grey, Minor Watson, John "Dusty" King, Don Castle, John T. Murray, Halliwell Hobbes
Members of the Hardy family (Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, and Cecilia Parker) experience problems adjusting when they inherit a large estate. They move to Detroit where Andy falls for a Chorus girl, but life returns to normal when it is learned that the inheritance was a mistake.
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The Healer 1935 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Little Pal
Director: Reginald Barker
Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Karen Morley, Mickey Rooney, Judith Allen, Robert McWade, Bruce Warren, J. Farrell MacDonald, Vessie Farrell
While wealthy Dr. Holden (Ralph Bellamy) and his assistant, Evelyn Allen (Karen Morley), help polio-stricken Jimmy (Mickey Rooney) with therapy at an Adirondacks charity camp, Holden becomes more interested in socialite Joan Bradshaw (Judith Allen) whose designs on him go well beyond his treating her injuries. After Joan funds a sanitarium for the good doctor, he works there for awhile before discovering that he needs to go back to his roots–and Evelyn.
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The Human Comedy 1943 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, Dorothy Morris, Henry O'Neill
Based on William Saroyan's novel about small-town America during World War II, this film won an Academy Award for Best Story and was nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Actor.
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 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 1963 N/R, 188 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Phil Silvers, Jim Backus, Carl Reiner, Jerry Lewis, Dick Shawn, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Buried treasure is the goal of a large group of people who madly race around chasing each other in pursuit of the $350,000 prize. An all-star cast of comedians participates in the chase.
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Journey Back to Oz 1974 G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Hal Sutherland
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas, Rise Stevens, Paul Ford, Margaret Hamilton, Mel Blanc, Ethel Merman, Paul Lynde, Herschel Bernardi, Jack E. Leonard, Larry Storch, Dal McKennon
Liza Minnelli is the voice of Dorothy in this animated film as Dorothy heads back to Oz. Unfortunately, there are still evil forces at work, since the bad witch had a sister (voice of Ethel Merman)–oh my. Sat on the shelf for about 10 years before release.
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Judge Hardy and Son 1939 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, Fay Holden, Sara Haden, June Preisser, Maria Ouspenskaya, Martha O'Driscoll, Leona Maricle, Henry Hull, George P. Breakston
An elderly couple faces eviction from their home when Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) steps in and attempts to find their missing daughter. Meanwhile, his teenage son Andy (Mickey Rooney) suffers romantic problems. But when wife/mother Emily Hardy (Fay Holden) becomes seriously ill, her problems take over and draw the family closer together.
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Judge Hardy's Children 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Robert Whitney, Jacqueline Laurent, Ruth Hussey, Jonathan Hale, Janet Beecher, Leonard Penn
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) takes his family (Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) along on a business trip to Washington, D.C., and, of course, romantic flings involving the Hardy kids ensue.
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Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure 2001 G, 70 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Rob Rooney, Jeannine Roussel
Cast: Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano, Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Bennett, Jodi Benson, Bill Fagerbakke, Mickey Rooney, Bronson Pinchot, Cathy Moriarty, Mary Kay Bergman
When Lady (voice of Jodi Benson) and Tramp's (voice of Jeff Bennett) son, Scamp (voice of Scott Wolf), rebels and runs away from home, he tries to emulate his father's past lifestyle but finds himself missing the love and security of home.
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Life Begins for Andy Hardy 1941 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Patricia Dane, Ray McDonald, George P. Breakston, Pierre Watkin, Tommy Kelly, Joseph Crehan
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) has graduated from high school and convinces his father, Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), that he may go to New York City to spend the summer and learn more about the world. Andy's pal, Betsy Booth (Judy Garland), keeps an eye on things and even reports back to Judge Hardy on Andy's activities. It turns out that Andy is NOT ready for life in the big city, and Judge Hardy and Betsy convince him to return home.
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan 1933 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, Guy Kibbee, Fifi D'Orsay, Aline MacMahon, Lyle Talbot, Mickey Rooney, George Meeker, Harold Huber, John Wayne
After he thinks he has accidentally killed a man, a prizefighter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) retreats to the children's home where he was raised. Look quickly for John Wayne as a boxer. Remade as "They Made Me a Criminal."
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Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Mickey Rooney, Constance Collier, E.E. Clive, Una O'Connor, Jessie Ralph
This is a well-done version of the classic where a boy from New York becomes a British lord.
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 1992 G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Misami Hata, William T. Hurtz
Cast: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann, Laura Mooney, Bernard Erhard, William E. Martin, Alan Oppenheimer, Michael Bell, Sidney Miller, Nancy Cartwright, June Foray, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Gough
Jointly made by the U.S. and Japan (taking advantage of Japan's animation techniques), this is a good children's story based on an early 1900s' comic strip. Dreams take Nemo (voice of Gabriel Damon) and his flying squirrel friend (voice of Danny Mann) off to a magic land where he befriends the king (voice of Bernard Erhard) and receives the keys to the kingdom. One no-no: do not open the forbidden door. Of course Nemo does, and bad things happen as the forces from Nightmareland are unleashed. Nemo learns several lessons while saving Slumberland.
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 Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Judy Garland, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Lana Turner, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Marie Blake, Don Castle, Raymond Hatton, George P. Breakston
In this teen romance, Andy's (Mickey Rooney) girlfriend Polly (Ann Rutherford) is going to miss the country club Christmas party because of plans to visit her grandmother. Andy's friend Beezy (George P. Breakston) is going to be out of town also and pays Andy to take his girlfriend, Cynthia (Lana Turner), to the party. But, those plans fall through. Now, the girl visiting next door, Betsy (Judy Garland), is Andy's date. She sings two songs at the party, and Andy is smitten. But, by story's end, Andy is back with Polly.
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Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1947 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Sara Haden, Bonita Granville, Lina Romay, Fay Holden, Dorothy Ford, Addison Richards, Dick Simmons, Clinton Sundberg, Geraldine Wall
Andy (Mickey Rooney) is back from the war and heads to college. After being jilted by Kay (Bonita Granville), Andy receives sage advice from good old dad (Lewis Stone) and falls for a Latin American beauty (Lina Romay).
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The Magic of Lassie 1978 G, 99 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: James Stewart, Mickey Rooney, Pernell Roberts, Stephanie Zimbalist, Alice Faye, Michael Sharrett, Mike Mazurki, Gene Evans, Lane Davies, Robert Lussier
Lassie's custody is taken over by a spiteful man (Pernell Roberts) whose bid to buy the vineyards of Lassie's family was turned down.
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Manhattan Melodrama 1934 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Leo Carrillo, Mickey Rooney, Nat Pendleton, George Sidney, Frank Conroy, Isabel Jewell, Herman Bing
This is the film that John Dillinger watched, at the Biograph Theater in Chicago, moments before police shot him to death and ended his life of crime. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Story; the plot is about gangster Blackie Gallagher (Clark Gable) and honest politician Jim Wade (William Powell) who, although childhood friends, ended up leading directly opposed lives.
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Men of Boys Town 1941 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hickman, Henry O'Neill, Lee J. Cobb, Mary Nash, Sidney Miller, Addison Richards
This sequel to the classic "Boys' Town" again features Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in their roles of Father Flanagan and Whitey Marsh. A reformed Whitey comes to the aid of Father Flanagan in rehabilitating boys.
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 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt
Cast: James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Hugh Herbert, Victor Jory, Frank McHugh, Olivia de Havilland, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Arthur Treacher, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ross Alexander, Jean Muir, Grant Mitchell
In a well-known screen adaptation of this fantasy, Warner Brothers' big-name stars showed up for very good performances. Enhanced by Hal Mohr's Oscar-winning cinematography, this fairy tale follows the misadventures of a group of mythical mischief-makers. James Cagney as Bottom and the music of Mendelssohn are especially good. This was the film debut of Olivia de Havilland in her role as Hermia. Mohr's Oscar was the only write-in ever. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Film Editing, and a nomination was received for Best Picture.
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My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Scott Glenn, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson, Tess Harper, Balthazar Getty, Mickey Rooney, Gary Busey, Clarence Williams III, Dub Taylor, Clu Gulager
This is a contemporary Western in which an aging rodeo bull rider goes home to recover from a serious rodeo injury. In the process, he saves his father from a nursing home, falls in love, and decides to try one last ride on the bull that almost killed him.
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My Outlaw Brother 1951 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
aka: My Brother, The Outlaw
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Wanda Hendrix, Robert Preston, Robert Stack, Jose Torvay, Carlos Muzquiz, Fernando Wagner, Hilda Moreno, Margarito Luna, Chel Lopez
Denny O'Moore (Mickey Rooney) travels West in search of his idolized big brother, Patrick (Robert Stack), and teams up with Texas Ranger Joe Walter (Robert Preston). When Denny realizes that Patrick is an outlaw, he aids Joe in putting Patrick behind bars.
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 National Velvet 1945 G, 125 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Reginald Owen, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Juanita Quigley, Terry Kilburn, Alec Craig, Arthur Treacher, Norma Varden, Arthur Shields, Eugene Loring, Aubrey Mather
Young Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor) has dreamed of owning a horse, and her dreams come true when she wins a horse she names Pie. Velvet forms a bond and softens the heart of ex-jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) who helps her train Pie. Although her parents (Donald Crisp and Ann Revere) are cautious about Velvet's training plans, her mother parts with saved money that allows Pie to enter the Grand National Race. Velvet, Mi, and Pie go off to the races with Velvet disguised as a jockey, and they win the big race. Anne Revere carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and Clarence Brown was nominated for Best Director.
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 Night at the Museum 2006 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jake Cherry, Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams, Kim Raver, Patrick Gallagher, Rami Malek, Pierfrancesco Favino, Charles Q. Murphy, Steve Coogan, Brad Garrett
The Natural History Museum is firing aging guards Cecil (Dick Van Dyke), Gus (Mickey Rooney), and Reginald (Bill Cobbs) and has hired Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) to tend to its graveyard-shift security. On Larry's first night at the museum, he falls asleep and awakens to a museum filled with animated dinosaurs, dioramas, and wax figures that have come to life. Larry learns that this has been happening since the 1950s after the arrival of an Egyptian Tablet, and he now understands that his job is to make sure the museum is back in order by the time it opens each morning. Larry seeks help and is aided by one of the wax figures, President Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), who steps in and helps Larry maintain order and save the day. 1 User Review
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| | Exciting and enjoyable | Lil Pearl 02/23/2007 | | I was not expecting too much from what I assumed to be a children's movie but I enjoyed it as much as my young nieces. It's funny and clever without being insulting. |
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Off Limits 1953 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie Mayehoff, Marvin Miller, John Ridgely, Jack Dempsey, Stanley Clements, Norman Leavitt, Carolyn Jones
Wally Hogan (Bob Hope) manages bantamweight fighter Herbert Tuttle (Mickey Rooney). When Tuttle is drafted into the army, Hogan follows suit and watches out for his fighter.
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Operation Mad Ball 1957 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grant, Ernie Kovacs, Arthur O'Connell, James Darren, Roger Smith, Dick York, L.Q. Jones, William Leslie, Sheridan Comerate, Jeanne Manet, Richard Bull, William Hickey, Paul Picerni
As a way to raise morale, World War II American soldiers stationed in France plan a big blast of a party and invite the nurses who they work with. But, the nurses are officers, and the soldiers are enlisted men, and they are not allowed to fraternize. Their commanding officer, Capt. Locke (Ernie Kovacs) sticks by the rules, so Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon), with help from Sgt. Yancy Skibo (Mickey Rooney), sneaks around and arranges for the party to be held at a local hotel managed by Mme. LaFour (Jeanne Manet). One of the nurses, Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), is Hogan's love interest, and she is not sure that the scheme will work.
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Out West with the Hardys 1938 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Don Castle, Virginia Weidler, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Nana Bryant, Tom Neal
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), with family (Fay Holden, Celia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) in tow, heads to an Arizona ranch to help Dora Northcote (Nana Bryant) with her legal problems. Once there, family members manage to find their own set of problems with which to deal.
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Pete's Dragon 1977 G, 128 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Sean Marshall, Jim Backus, Shelley Winters, Jeff Conaway, Charlie Callas, Robert Foulk, Jane Kean, Charles Tyner, Gary Morgan, Cal Bartlett, Walter Barnes
Pete (Sean Marshall) is a nine year-old, orphaned boy in Maine who runs away from his foster family. Along the way, Pete encounters a 12-foot tall dragon named Elliott (voice of Charlie Callas), and they become friends. Elliot is visible only to Pete, and they arrive in the ocean-front town of Passamaquaddy where problems arise. Nora (Helen Reddy) takes Pete to her home in the lighthouse where her father, Lampie (Mickey Rooney), invites him to live with them, and they form a "new" family–despite problems from con artist Dr. Terminus (Jim Dale).
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Pulp 1972 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Hodges
Cast: Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander, Lizabeth Scott, Nadia Cassini, Dennis Price, Al Lettieri, Leopoldo Trieste, Amerigo Tot, Robert Sacchi
Following the success of "Get Carter" the previous year, Mike Hodges and Michael Caine team up again, this time for laughs. Mickey King (Caine) is a fiction writer who is asked to ghost-write for the autobiography of retired actor–and, possibly, mobster–Preston Gilbert (Mickey Rooney). After Preston is murdered, Mickey decides to solve the mystery as a method of finishing his story. Good acting, especially by Rooney.
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Quicksand 1950 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre, Taylor Holmes, Art Smith, Wally Cassell, Richard Lane, John Gallaudet, Minerva Urecal, Patsy O'Connor, Sidney Marion, Jimmy Dodd, Kitty O'Neil, Lester Dorr
Auto mechanic Dan (Mickey Rooney) falls for conniving waitress Vera (Jeanne Cagney). Needing money to take her out, Dan lifts $20 from the garage cash register, intending to return it before the accountant checks the books. But, this initiates a downward spiral when he takes on ever more debt to pay the last one, which leads to destruction.
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Reckless 1935 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, May Robson, Ted Healy, Nat Pendleton, Rosalind Russell, Mickey Rooney, Henry Stephenson, Leon Ames
This musical extravaganza features Jean Harlow as a Broadway singer who finds that gaining acceptance in her playboy husband's (Franchot Tone) home is not an easy thing.
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Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Blood Money
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Nancy Cushman, Madame Spivy, Stanley Adams, Muhammad Ali, Val Avery, Rory Calhoun
Has-been heavyweight boxer Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) must find a new life. His money-hungry manager (Jackie Gleason) does NOT have his client's best interest in mind when he aggressively encourages him to become a wrestler. Good acting all around.
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Revenge of the Red Baron 1994 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Comedy
aka: Plane Fear
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Tobey Maguire, Laraine Newman, Cliff De Young, Ronnie Schell, John C. McDonnell, Don Stark, Kristin Horton, Gerry Gibson, Michael McDonald, Ted Davis, Jim Wise
Grandpa Spencer (Mickey Rooney) was a World War I flying ace and is now 93 years old and sits in a wheelchair. His grandson, Jimmy (Tobey Maguire), needs help. Jimmy owns a model triplane that is possessed by that infamous World War I Red Baron (voice of John C. McDonnell) who is now shooting real bullets. Who does Jimmy turn to? Why, Grandpa, of course, because he is the one who shot down the real Red Baron during the war.
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Riffraff 1935 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Walter Ruben
Cast: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia, Mickey Rooney, Victor Kilian, J. Farrell MacDonald, Roger Imhof, Juanita Quigley, Paul Hurst
Union leader Dutch (Spencer Tracy) fights for the rights of tuna fishermen but has problems settling disputes with cannery worker Hattie (Jean Harlow).
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 1970 N/R, 50 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Keenan Wynn, Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Robie Lester, Andrea Sacino, Dina Lynn, Gary White, Greg Thomas
A mailman (voice of Fred Astaire) tells the story of how Santa came to be–from his being left on the doorstep of the Kringle family to his annual visits. He begins his adventures by delivering toys to families in a poor town who can't afford them AND against the laws of dictatorial Burghermeister Meisterburger (voice of Paul Frees). Animated.
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Secret Invasion 1964 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Edd Byrnes, Henry Silva, William Campbell, Peter Coe, Spela Rozin, Helmo Kindermann, Enzo Fiermonte, Nan Morris, Helmuth Schneider, Todd Williams
During World War II, British Intelligence officer Maj. Richard Mace (Stewart Granger) recruits five convicts ((Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Henry Silva, William Campbell, and Edd Byrnes) for a secret mission against the Nazis. Their mission: rescue Italian Gen. Quadri (Enzo Fiermonte) from prison in Dubrovnik so that he can convince his troops to turn against their German allies and help end the war. They complete their mission only to find that the "General" is an imposter, and that is only one of the problems that will ultimately result in only one surviving convict.
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Skidoo 1968 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Otto Preminger, John Uris
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Frankie Avalon, Fred Clark, Michael Constantine, Frank Gorshin, John Phillip Law, Peter Lawford, Burgess Meredith, George Raft, Cesar Romero, Mickey Rooney, Groucho Marx, Austin Pendleton, Alexandra Hay
Former racketeer and hit man Tony Banks (Jackie Gleason) is now the owner of a car wash with a zany wife, Flo (Carol Channing), and daughter Darlene (Alexandra Hay) who has gotten into the hippie scene–much to the dismay of Tony. But his problems really begin when gang boss "God" (Groucho Marx) orders Tony to do one more "job." He must get into the prison where his target, "Blue Chips" (Mickey Rooney), "resides." Tony ends up high on LSD, realizes he must get out of the prison, and with help from new-found prisoner friends gets the prison guards high on LSD and takes off in a balloon. Menawhile, Darlene has been taken hostage on "God's" yacht. And the wacky, weak film continues.
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Slave Ship 1937 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Allan, Mickey Rooney, George Sanders, Jane Darwell, Joseph Schildkraut, Miles Mander, Arthur Hohl, Minna Gombell
It's adventure on the high seas as Captain Lovett (Warner Baxter) wants to get out of the slave trade, get rid of the crew, and start over in respectable shipping. But–the crew won't have anything to do with that idea, and the rebellion is underway.
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Sound Off 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Anne James, Sammy White, John Archer, Gordon Jones, Wally Cassell, Arthur Space, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Pat Williams, Marshall Reed
Blake Edwards wrote the screenplay for this film in which Mike Donnelly (Mickey Rooney) is drafted and ends up entertaining the troops and a certain WAC, Lieutenant Colleen Rafferty (Anne James).
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 Strike Up the Band 1940 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, June Preisser, Ann Shoemaker, William Tracy, George Lessey, Milton Kibbee, Helen Jerome Eddy, Virginia Brissac, Margaret Early
This is not one of Busby Berkeley's better films, but a good Gershwin score helps. The plot involves high-school bandleader Jimmy Connors (Mickey Rooney) and his band's vocalist Mary Holden (Judy Garland) who enter the competition in Paul Whiteman's nationwide band contest.
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That's Entertainment! 1974 G, 127 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Documentary
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, June Allyson, Ray Bolger, Cyd Charisse, Maurice Chevalier
This entertaining film contains classics from M.G.M. movies over a 29-year period from 1929 to 1958 and includes many stars as hosts.
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That's Entertainment!, Part III 1994 G, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Documentary / Musical
Director: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan
Cast: June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Esther Williams, Joan McCracken, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Ray Bolger, Jeanette MacDonald
This third version of "That's Entertainment" is every bit as good as the previous ones. This time, out-takes are included in the film clips of M.G.M. classics from 1929 to 1954.
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That's Entertainment, Part II 1976 G, 130 min.
Genre: Family / Documentary / Musical / Comedy / Drama
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Robert Taylor, Kathryn Grayson, Doris Day, Jeanette MacDonald, Greer Garson, Nelson Eddy, Leslie Caron, Ann Miller, Ann Sothern
Hosts Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly introduce classic M.G.M. film clips in this well-made documentary filled with snapshots of film history that include musicals, dramas, and comedies.
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Thousands Cheer 1943 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Frank Morgan, Dick Simmons
This film, made to help the Allied war effort during World War II, is about a colonel's daughter (Kathryn Grayson) who puts together a show to entertain the troops. About all of the MGM stars (and bands) are out for this one.
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Words and Music 1948 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Ann Sothern, Perry Como, Janet Leigh, Mel Torme
This is the biography of Lorenz Hart who, as part of the team with Richard Rogers, wrote so many great Broadway shows. A highlight of the film is Gene Kelly's dance to "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue."
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The Year Without a Santa Claus 1974 TV, 50 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving, Bob McFadden, Rhoda Mann, Bradley Bolke, Ron Marshall, Colin Duffy, Christine Winter
Mrs. Santa Claus (Shirley Booth) tells the story about the year when Santa (Mickey Rooney) had a bad cold and decided that he could not deliver presents to the children. Mrs. Claus sends two of Santa's elves–Jingle Bells (Bob McFadden) and Jangle Bells (Bradley Bolke)–and reindeer Vixen on a journey to find proof that the Christmas spirit still exists. Along the way, they have run-ins with villains Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving). Santa gets word of their problems and comes to the rescue through the Thistlewhite family (Ron Marshall and Colin Duffy) who truly believe in the Christmas spirit.
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Young Tom Edison 1940 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft, Virginia Weidler, Eugene Pallette, Victor Kilian, Bobby Jordan, J.M. Kerrigan, Lloyd Corrigan, Clem Bevans
This is the first half of two films planned by MGM about the life of Thomas Edison. It was followed by "Edison, the Man." Mickey Rooney stars as the inquisitive teenager, Tom, in his days before fame and fortune. Spencer Tracy took on the title role in the second film about an older Thomas Edison.
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You're Only Young Once 1937 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Frank Craven, Ann Rutherford, Eleanor Lynn, Ted Pearson, Sara Haden, Charles Judels, Selmer Jackson, Oscar O'Shea
When the Hardy family (Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Mickey Rooney, and Cecilia Parker) visits the island of Catalina on their vacation, romance is a certainty.
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| 1. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
aka: Huckleberry Finn
2. All Ashore (1953)
3. Ambush Bay (1966)
4. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
5. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
6. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
7. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
8. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
9. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
10. Arabian Adventure (1979)
11. The Atomic Kid (1954)
12. Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
13. Babes in Arms (1939)
14. Babes on Broadway (1941)
15. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
16. The Big Chance (1933)
17. The Big Operator (1959)
aka: Anatomy of a Syndicate
18. The Big Wheel (1949)
19. Bill (1981)
20. Bill: On His Own (1983)
21. The Black Stallion (1979)
22. Blind Date (1934)
23. Boys Town (1938)
24. Boys Will Be Boys (1997)
25. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
26. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
27. Captains Courageous (1937)
28. The Care Bears Movie (1985)
29. Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
30. The Comic (1969)
31. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
32. The Domino Principle (1977)
33. Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
34. Erik the Viking (1989)
35. A Family Affair (1937)
36. The Fireball (1950)
37. The Fox and the Hound (1981)
38. Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
39. Girl Crazy (1943)
40. The Hardys Ride High (1939)
41. The Healer (1935)
aka: Little Pal
42. Hollywood Outtakes (1984)
43. The Human Comedy (1943)
44. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
45. Journey Back to Oz (1974)
46. Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
47. Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
48. Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
49. Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
50. The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
51. Lightning, The White Stallion (1986)
52. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
53. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
54. Lord Jeff (1938)
55. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
56. Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1947)
57. The Magic of Lassie (1978)
58. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
59. Men of Boys Town (1941)
60. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
61. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
62. My Outlaw Brother (1951)
aka: My Brother, The Outlaw
63. National Velvet (1945)
64. Night at the Museum (2006)
65. Off Limits (1953)
66. Operation Mad Ball (1957)
67. Out West with the Hardys (1938)
68. Pete's Dragon (1977)
69. Pulp (1972)
70. Quicksand (1950)
71. Reckless (1935)
72. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
aka: Blood Money
73. Revenge of the Red Baron (1994)
aka: Plane Fear
74. Riffraff (1935)
75. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
76. Secret Invasion (1964)
77. Skidoo (1968)
78. Slave Ship (1937)
79. Sound Off (1952)
80. Strike Up the Band (1940)
81. That's Entertainment! (1974)
82. That's Entertainment!, Part III (1994)
83. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
84. Thousands Cheer (1943)
85. Words and Music (1948)
86. A Yank at Eton (1942)
87. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
88. Young Tom Edison (1940)
89. You're Only Young Once (1937)
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