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Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike

A Great Book Becomes a Great Picture!

Genres

Drama

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This film is based on the novel, Mrs. Mike, which is based on the real life woman, Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan. A Boston teenager is sent to live with her uncle in frontier Canada because of her fragile health. She eventually falls in love with one of the few young, white males in the region. They marry and depart for the northern wilderness to set up house and home. The rest of the movie is about her struggles and joys of living and travelling in this rugged country.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

23 December 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Sgt. Mike Flannigan

Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Uncle John

Angela Clarke

Angela Clarke

Sarah Carpentier

Will Wright

Will Wright

Dr. McIntosh

Nan Boardman

Nan Boardman

Georgette Beauclaire

Clarence Straight

Clarence Straight

Cameron

Frances Morris

Frances Morris

Mrs. Howard

John Miljan

John Miljan

Mr. Howard

Joel Nestler

Joel Nestler

Pierre Carpentier

Jean Inness

Jean Inness

Mrs. Mathers

Chief Yowlachie

Chief Yowlachie

Atenou

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Louis Beauclaire

Gary Lee Jackson

Gary Lee Jackson

Tommy Henderson

Romere Darling

Romere Darling

Mrs. Henderson

Archie Leonard

Archie Leonard

Trader Jim Henderson

James Fairfax

James Fairfax

Danny Hawkins

Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

Tommy Howard

Don Pietro

Don Pietro

Joe Howard

Janet Sackett

Janet Sackett

Madeleine Beauclaire

Judith Sackett

Judith Sackett

Barbette Beauclaire

Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Chief Iron Eyes (uncredited)

Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Indian (uncredited)

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