Mickey McBan

Acting

Mickey McBan

Born February 27, 1919 · Spokane, Washington, USA

Died October 30, 1979 · aged 60

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mickey McBan (February 27, 1919 – October 30, 1979) was an American child actor. He began his acting career at the age of four and specialized in portraying the everyday youngster in many films. McBan never made the transition to portraying adults and his screen career was already over by 1929.

Known For

The Unholy ThreeThe Unholy Three · 1925
The Unholy Three
★ 6.71925
MovieCrimeThriller
Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as 'The Unholy Three' – a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.
Laugh, Clown, LaughLaugh, Clown, Laugh · 1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
★ 7.41928
MovieDrama
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
Peter PanPeter Pan · 1924
Peter Pan
★ 6.91924
MovieFamilyAdventure
Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
MoonlandMoonland · 1926
Moonland
★ 6.01926
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
The Man in the Moon invites little Mickey and his dog over for a visit. They go on a magical trip and meet strange characters along the way.
The Temple of VenusThe Temple of Venus · 1923
The Temple of Venus
★ 8.01923
MovieFantasyRomance
Venus, the Goddess of Love (Celeste Lee) sends Cupid to Earth to look for romance.
Quality StreetQuality Street · 1927
Quality Street
★ 6.91927
MovieComedy
A fresh young beauty becomes an old maid waiting for her suitor to return from the Napoleonic wars. When he returns, clearly disappointed, she disguises herself as her own niece in order to test his loyalty.
The Way of All FleshThe Way of All Flesh · 1927
The Way of All Flesh
★ 6.51927
MovieDrama
The story takes place in Milwaukee during the early 1900s with a bank clerk named August Schiller who is happy with both his job and his family. He is tasked with transporting $1,000 in securities to Chicago. On the train he meets a blond seductress who convinces him to buy her a bottle of champagne, and takes him to a saloon. The next morning he awakes alone in a dilapidated bedroom and without the securities.
Beau GesteBeau Geste · 1926
Beau Geste
★ 6.41926
MovieActionAdventure
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.

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Somebody's MotherSomebody's Mother · 1926
Somebody's Mother
★ 8.01926
MovieCrimeDrama
"Matches Mary" has sold matches on the streets of New York for many years and nobody knows her real identity. The truth is that Mary's young son had been kidnapped many years ago and she donned ragged attire while searching for the man, whom she knew, who did it. Years later day she meets him on the street and demands to know about her son, now grown to manhood. The man, now calling himself Foster, escapes but Mary track him to his home. Foster's nephew comes in and announces that he has gotten married while in college. Foster is furious and threatens violence. That night he is found murdered and Peter is accused of the crime, and is put on trial. Mary testifies she was the one who murdered Foster. She is about to be sentenced when a detective brings in a confession from two burglars who admit killing Foster. Peter asks Mary who she is and she replies she is just "somebody's mother." Later, an old friend and a lawyer bring evidence that reunites Mary with her lost son, Peter.

Peter, as a Young Boy