The Michigan Kid
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 6030 feet
Directed by Irvin Willat
Cast: Conrad Nagel [Jimmy Cowan, the Michigan Kid], Renée Adorée [Rose Morris], Fred Esmelton [Hiram Morris], Lloyd Whitlock [Frank Hayward], Adolph Millar [Shorty], Virginia Grey [Rose Morris, as a child], Maurice Murphy [Jimmy Cowan, as a child], Donald House [Frank Hayward, as a child], Nelson McDowell [Jimmy Cowan’s father, in flashback], Albert Ballin, Alice Belcher, Walter Brennan, Tom London
Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Peter Milne, J.G. Hawks, Charles Logue and Irvin Willat, from the adaptation by J. Grubb Alexander + [J.G. Hawks, Charles Logue and Irvin Willat] of the short story “The Michigan Kid” by Rex Beach. Cinematography by Charles J. Stumar. Special photographic effects by John P. Fulton. Film editor, Harry Marker. Intertitles written by Walter Anthony. / © 13 June 1928 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP25366]. Premiered circa 30 June 1928 in New York, New York. General release, 21 October 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Drama: Northwoods.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: Rex Beach (1877-1949) - Crime: Murder - Death: Murder - Fugitives - Gamblers - USA: Pacific Northwest
Listing updated: 7 December 2024.
References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 60; Limbacher-Feature p. 159; McCaffrey-Guide p. 19; Schuchman-Hollywood p. 27; Weaver-Twenty p. 28 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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