Jump to content

Mrs. Mike (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mrs. Mike
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLouis King
Screenplay byDeWitt Bodeen
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Based onMrs. Mike
by Benedict Freedman
Nancy Freedman
Produced byEdward Gross
StarringDick Powell
Evelyn Keyes
J. M. Kerrigan
Angela Clarke
Will Wright
Nan Boardman
CinematographyJoseph F. Biroc
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byWilliam Lava
Max Steiner
Production
companies
Nassour Studios Inc.
Huntington Hartford Productions
Regal Films
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 23, 1949 (1949-12-23)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,550,000[1]

Mrs. Mike is a 1949 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by DeWitt Bodeen and Alfred Lewis Levitt. The film stars Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, J. M. Kerrigan, Angela Clarke, Will Wright and Nan Boardman. The film was released on December 23, 1949, by United Artists.[2][3]

Plot

[edit]

A young Boston woman, Kathy O'Fallon, travels north to visit her Uncle John at his cabin near the Canada–US border. While there she meets Mike Flannigan, a sergeant with the Canadian Royal North-West Mounted Police, and before long they are in love. Kathy marries Mike, who takes her by dogsled to his outpost in the cold, remote north.

Life is harsh there, particularly during the winters. A tightly knit community counts on Mike in ways that go far beyond normal police business. But he is away when a pregnant Kathy begins to worry about giving birth in such a primitive environment. Neighbors help deliver Mary, a baby girl, but surviving in the wilderness is extremely difficult, and the child dies during a diphtheria epidemic. Kathy makes up her mind to return to Boston, but realizes that she still loves and can't leave Mike.

Cast

[edit]
  • Dick Powell as Sgt. Mike Flannigan
  • Evelyn Keyes as Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
  • J. M. Kerrigan as Uncle John
  • Angela Clarke as Sarah Carpentier
  • Will Wright as Dr. McIntosh
  • Nan Boardman as Georgette Beauclaire
  • Clarence Straight as Cameron
  • Frances Morris as Mrs. Howard
  • John Miljan as Mr. Howard
  • Joel Nestler as Pierre Carpentier
  • Jean Inness as Mrs. Mathers
  • Chief Yowlachie as Atenou
  • Fred Aldrich as Louis Beauclaire
  • Gary Lee Jackson as Tommy Henderson
  • Romere Darling as Mrs. Henderson
  • Archie Leonard as Trader Jim Henderson
  • James Fairfax as Danny Hawkins
  • Robin Camp as Tommy Howard
  • Don Pietro as Joe Howard
  • Janet Sackett as Madeleine Beauclaire
  • Judith Sackett as Barbette Beauclaire

Comic book adaption

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.
  2. ^ "Mrs. Mike (1949) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Mrs. Mike". TV Guide. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Movie Love #1". Grand Comics Database.
  5. ^ Movie Love #1 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
[edit]