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Skippy is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film based on the popular comic strip and novel Skippy by Percy Crosby. The screenplay was by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Don Marquis, Norman Z. McLeod, and Sam Mintz. The film stars Jackie Cooper in the title role, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green and Jackie Searl.
When Skippy befriends Sooky (Robert Coogan), a boy from the wrong side of the tracks whose unlicensed dog has been taken away by the dogcatcher, Skippy joins forces with Sooky to raise the money to free the beloved pet.
- Norman Taurog, David Burton, William Kaplan
- Jackie Cooper
Skippy is the feisty son of the strict Dr. Herbert Skinner and his wife Ellen. Skinner forbids his son Skippy to play in the pauperized Shantytown, because of the unhygienic and criminal surroundings there.
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Mar 2, 2024 · Skippy was a 1931 comedy adventure film based on a popular comic strip, starring Jackie Cooper as a mischievous boy. The film won an Oscar for Best Director and earned several records, but also faced legal and emotional challenges.
- Norman Taurog
- Senior Features Writer
- Jackie Cooper
Feb 22, 2020 · A review of the 1931 film Skippy, starring Jackie Cooper as a mischievous rich kid who befriends a poor boy and his dog. The review praises the film's simplicity, sincerity and child actors' chemistry.
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