Mokey

Mokey
Mokey
Directed by	Wells Root
Screenplay by	Wells Root; and Jan Fortune;
Based on	stories; by Jennie Harris Oliver
Produced by	J. Walter Ruben
Starring	Dan Dailey, Jr.; Donna Reed; Bobby Blake;
Cinematography	Charles Rosher, a.s.c.
Edited by	Frank Sullivan
Music by	Lennie Hayton
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 1942;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$353,000
Box office	$277,000

Mokey is a 1942 American comedy-drama film released by MGM, directed by Wells Root and starring Dan Dailey, Jr., Donna Reed and Bobby Blake.

Plot

Eight-year-old Mokey's widowed father Herbert remarries and the young stepmother Anthea has difficulty interacting with the little boy who, even though his intentions are good, continues to fall into trouble.

Cast

Dan Dailey, Jr. as Herbert Delano
Donna Reed as Anthea Delano
Bobby Blake as Mokey Delano
Cordell Hickman as Booker T. Cumby
William "Buckwheat" Thomas as Brother Cumby
Etta McDaniel as Cindy Molishus
Marcella Moreland as Begonia Cumby
George Lloyd as Pat Esel
Matt Moore as Mr. Pennington
Cleo Desmond as Aunt Deedy
Cliff Clark as Mr. Graham
Mary Field as Mrs. Graham
Bobby Stebbins as Brickley Autry
Sam McDaniel as Uncle Ben

Reception

The film made $179,000 in the US and Canada and $98,000 elsewhere during its initial theatrical run, causing MGM a loss of $205,000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

External links

Mokey at IMDb
Mokey at TCMDB

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

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