Mickey
Keystone star Mabel Normand was tiring of the slapstick grind by 1916, but Mack Sennett managed to keep her on board by setting up a new production company for her. Personal problems, filming delays and distribution hassles held up the release of the company's first film, "Mickey," until the summer of 1918.It proved to be a smash hit on the states-rights circuit. It's still pretty irresistible today, because it's a pure showcase for Mabel's unique charm. You just can't take your eyes off her. No wonder this film was known in the trade as "the mortgage lifter!" Organ score by Bob Vaughn.Supplemental material: Also featured is one of Mabel's last and best Keystones, the two-reel comedy "He Did and He Didn't" (1916), co-starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Al St. John. Plus: a giant photo gallery of Mabel Normand portraits, movie posters, sheet music and production stills, accompanied by Henry Burr's 1918 recording of "Mickey," the popular theme song written as a tie-in for the film.