In Drive a Crooked Road (Richard Quine, 1954), poor Mickey Rooney plays against type as a loser looking for love and finding only betrayal and the collapse of his personal world. At least the femme fatale feels bad about leading him to his doom.
Just what is Mickey Rooney's type? I'm not certain I've ever seen him in a role where he is cast as a normal human. Mostly, I'm scarred by Breakfast At Tiffany's and a little chafed from The Simpsons.
Just what is Mickey Rooney's type? I'm not certain I've ever seen him in a role where he is cast as a normal human. Mostly, I'm scarred by Breakfast At Tiffany's and a little chafed from The Simpsons.
ReplyDeleteTo me, he'll always be the plucky, aw-shucks little guy with a heart of gold looking for love, usually with Judy Garland.
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