Mickey Rooney- Early Years

MICKEY ROONEY double feature - Two rare, early supporting roles for Mickey Rooney when he was a boy of 12! OFFICER 13 (1932) 60 min. Dir: George Melford. Monte Blue, Lila Lee, Seena Owen and Mickey Rooney (billed as Mickey McGuire). A motorcycle policeman's partner is deliberately run off the road and killed by a member of a syndicate that controls the gambling--and much of the justice system--in his town. When the killer is freed because of perjured testimony and the corrupt legal system, the dead officer's partner quits the force and vows to bring the killer to justice. Mickey Rooney at age 12 plays the younger brother of the dead officer. THE BIG CHANCE (1933) 60 min. Dir: Albert Herman. Cast: John Darrow, Merna Kennedy, Natalie Moorhead, Mickey Rooney. Frankie, a young prizefighter, wins a fixed boxing match as part of a crime boss's plan to have him build up a following and then have him throw a championship fight. Later, while training, Frankie meets Mary as she is going to church with her family and begins a romance with her. The crime boss orders Frankie to stay away from Mary, while continuing to arrange for Frankie to win more fights. Just before Frankie's fight with the champion, he and the boss have an argument. Their plans to fix the fight are overheard by Mary's young brother, which soon leads to a tense situation.  Mickey Rooney plays the young brother who hears too much.