Movies: Delia Bogard

Mickey, Stinky, and Billy all try to compete in an Ape Man contest....

Mickey McGuire is putting on a bad performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin, but first he has to deal with the competition; another boy is putting on a wild animal show -- house cats inflamed by the "tamer" having white mice in his trousers....

A.K.A. "Mickey's Brigade". Mickey and the gang try to become explorers, "like Columbus and all them guys"....

Mickey and the gang decide to make their own movie. Guest starring Hannah Washington (a poor man's Farina of the 1920's)....

A Mickey McGuire comedy short starring Mickey Rooney....

Mickey and the gang go game hunting, and come across a live lion. No, seriously, we see eight year old Rooney share a scene with a real lion....

A.k.a. "Mickey's Revolution". Needing to raise money for their caddy friend, Mickey and the gang put on a show....

Mickey and the kids befriend a couple of tramps. But when the tramps are accused of stealing, Mickey and Hambone find themselves trying to expose who they think is the real crook: a doctor in a spooky house....

Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies....

Rooney's second sound film. In it, we find Mickey and the gang putting on their own school performance....

Mickey Rooney -- credited as McGuire, as he would be through the run of the series -- inducts a new member into the gang, tries to put little brother Billy Barty to bed for a nap, and wins a basketball game against Stinky Davis' team in this episode ...

A group of young actresses reminisces about their days as part of a gang of kids, headed by Mickey McGuire. Their memories take the form of clips from episodes of the long running Mickey McGuire series of short comedies....

A short film in the Mickey McGuire series starring Mickey Rooney....

Part of the Mickey McGuire short series starring Mickey Rooney....

Mickey Rooney and his gang play cowboys and indians out in the wild life....

One of the few films in the series without Mickey Rooney. Costar Marvin Stephens ("Katrink'") stands in for Rooney. The short finds the gang preparing for a Christmas party for the poor kids in the neighborhood....

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One of the last silent shorts in the series. Stinky invites Mickey and company to his rodeo. Plenty of lassoing, horse riding, and even a head-butting contest between Hambone and a goat!...

Mickey and the gang become fire fighters. Features ridiculous stunts (including a car getting hit by a train, and Spencer Bell sharing a scene with a live lion)....

Mickey and the gang play a game of football against Stinky Davis....