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A killer drives a school bus through a blizzard—and the kids think he's their substitute.
TMDB
90
IMDb
62

Mickey the Kid (1939)

Depression-era noirB-movie tensionUnexpected tenderness

Overview

Drama

A bank robber and his boy make a run for it during winter in a bus full of children.

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Content warning
school bussnowstorm
Redemption vs. survivalInnocence as witnessFound family under duress

Standout Aspects

Direction

Lubin squeezes claustrophobic terror from a bus and weather.

Acting

Bruce Cabot's weathered desperation sells impossible stakes.

Best for:Solo: Late night discovery of pre-noir gems nobody remembers.·Rewatch: Spotting how Lubin builds dread in 68 minutes.
Heads up:Violence: Off-screen bank guard killing, tense child endangerment throughout.
Arthur Lubin

Director

Arthur Lubin

ReleasedJul 3, 1939
Runtime1h 8m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Republic Pictures

Top Cast

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Jim Larch / Jim Adams

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Dr. Ben Cameron

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Lilly Handy

Tommy Ryan

Tommy Ryan

Mickey Larch / Mickey Adams

Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph

Veronica Hudson

June Storey

June Storey

Sheila Roberts

Benny Bartlett

Benny Bartlett

Joe Fisher

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Sheriff J.J. Willoughby

John Qualen

John Qualen

Mailman

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

FBI Agent Farrow

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Bobby

James Flavin

James Flavin

Sanders

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Shelby, the Bus Driver

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Arthur Lubin later directed *Phantom of the Opera* (1943) and created *Mr. Ed*—this is his grim middle chapter.

Cultural

Shot during Hollywood's 1939 golden year, this poverty-row programmer proves even B-features chased *Stagecoach*'s snowbound tension.

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