The Great Mike (1944)
THE SENTIMENTAL STORY OF A BOY - HIS DOG AND HORSE - AND THE MUTUAL BOND BETWEEN THEM
72 min
Story of a boy and his horse. Mike is the horse and is owned by Speck and his best friend Jimmy, together they have a paper route, on which they deliver papers to customers via a wagon pulled by Mike. Recently a horse track has been built in the area and attracts horse breeder and racer Colonel Whiteny. He takes out a subscription for delivery and meets Mike and Speck & Jimmy. Clever Jimmy talks both the Colonel and Speck into taking on the Colonel's pure bred race horses at the track with comedic results.
- Release date
- November 15, 1944
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Stuart Erwin as Jay Spencer
- Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Jimmy Dolan
- Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer as Speck
- Edythe Elliott as Mrs. Dolan
- Pierre Watkin as Colonel Whitley
- Gwen Kenyon as Erin Dolan
- Bob Meredith as William 'Sandy' McKay
- William Halligan as Doc Scott
- Lane Chandler as Sam Hildur
- Marion Martin as Kitty Tremaine
Crew
- Wallace Fox · Director
- Martin Mooney · Writer
- Raymond L. Schrock · Writer
- Leon Fromkess · Producer
- Lee Zahler · Composer
- Jockey Arthur Feindel · Cinematographer
- Hugh Winn · Editor