The Great Mike

1944
Approved
1h 12m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

103

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Edythe Elliott, Stuart Erwin, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Gwen Kenyon, and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in The Great Mike (1944)

Action Adventure Comedy

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... Read allStory 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.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.

Director
- Wallace Fox
Writers
- Martin Mooney
- Raymond L. Schrock
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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

103

YOUR RATING

Director
- Wallace Fox
Writers
- Martin Mooney
- Raymond L. Schrock
Stars

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Trivia
Re-titled "The Great Mike Wins" and edited down to less than thirty minutes, it was sold to television in the early 1950's as part of a syndicated half hour package.

Goofs
The two horse races shown in the film use the same stock footage. This is especially noticeable as the winning horse crosses the finishing line.

Alternate versions
A short, edited 27 minute version is available in Streaming Video at the Captioned Films For The Deaf web site under Entertainment/Drama. It is titled "The Great Mike Wins".

Connections
Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994)

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4/10

Buzzy Henry's Horse Sense

Arcadia, California paperboy Robert "Buzzy" Henry (as Jimmy Dolan) and his swell teen pal Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (as "Speck") use the former's beloved horse "Mike" to deliver the news. Young Henry is saving up to get the local lads a proper clubhouse, with "a shower bath, ping pong tables, and weenie roast." He also wants to run "Mike" in the new racetrack being built at Santa Anita. Henry meets horse breeder Pierre Watkin (as Col. Whitley) and trainer Stuart Erwin (as Jay Spencer). When "Mike" shows potential as a real racehorse, the men buy him from Henry's uncle Joe, who is strapped for cash. Separated, Henry and "Mike" are devastated. Can you figure out how to get this boy and horse back on track?

**** The Great Mike (11/15/44) Wallace Fox ~ Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Stuart Erwin, Pierre Watkin

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