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Mickey, the Firehouse Cat

from Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 4)

  • 1936
  • Newsreel
  • Sponsored
  • Public domain

A Chevrolet promotional newsreel whose last segment features Mickey the Minneapolis firehouse cat.

About the film

A 1936 Jam Handy promotional newsreel for Chevrolet. Most of the reel features car culture and oddities. The last segment follows Mickey, the Minneapolis firehouse cat, watching the crew, sliding the pole, and riding out on a call.

Moments to watch for

  • 07:38 Mascot Mickey, chief of cats, chases fires instead of rats

Source & rights

Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 2, No. 4) is available through the Prelinger Archives at the Internet Archive, where this version is marked public domain. The film is embedded from the Internet Archive.