How old was Mickey Rooney in his first movie: Orchids and Ermine?
Mickey Rooney was 5 in Orchids and Ermine when he played the character 'Mickey McGuire'.
That was over 97 years ago in 1927.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2014 he died aged 93, starring in 280 films in his career, 280 of those after Orchids and Ermine was first released. If he were alive today he would be 103.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Orchids and Ermine, I think Mickey Rooney looks:
Did you know?
- Director Alfred Santell has worked with Mickey Rooney just once in his career.
- Mickey Rooney's first movie was as 'Mickey McGuire' in Orchids and Ermine, released in 1927 when he was 5
- Orchids and Ermine scores just 1 out of 10 on TMDB.
