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The Microbe (1919)
50 min | Comedy

The Microbe (1919)

50 min | Comedy

Happy O'Brien, called "The Microbe," or "Mike" for short, a female street urchin who sells newspapers dressed as a boy to avoid harassment, is saved from arrest for fighting other newsboys in Chinatown by wealthy author DeWitt Spense. ...See moreHappy O'Brien, called "The Microbe," or "Mike" for short, a female street urchin who sells newspapers dressed as a boy to avoid harassment, is saved from arrest for fighting other newsboys in Chinatown by wealthy author DeWitt Spense. DeWitt, there to purchase drugs, is so moved by Mike's pugnacity, that he takes her to his mansion for literary inspiration. When DeWitt learns that Mike is a girl, he resolves to educate her. As Mike blossoms, DeWitt's attentions turn to love, to the dismay of Judith Winthrope, who wants to marry him, and his friend Robert Breton, who, with Judith, convinces Mike that DeWitt's writing is suffering because of her. After Mike leaves and gets a job making artificial flowers, she writes DeWitt daily letters, signing them "Bianca," which inspire him to write a best selling novel of replies. Although DeWitt nearly marries Judith when she claims authorship of the letters, he weds Mike when he learns that she penned them. Written by AFI See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Viola Dana Happy O'Brien, The Microbe Happy O'Brien, The Microbe See fewer	Two Sisters (1929)
Kenneth Harlan DeWitt Spense DeWitt Spense See fewer	The Penalty (1920)
Arthur Maude Robert Breton Robert Breton See fewer	The Lure (1933)
Bonnie Hill Judith Winthrope Judith Winthrope See fewer	3 Gold Coins (1920)
Ned Norworth Norman Slade Norman Slade See fewer	Hotel Variety (1933)
Lucy Donahue Mrs. Risden Mrs. Risden See fewer	The Strange Woman (1918)