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.

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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.

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References

External links

Mokey at TCMDB

1942 films

1942 comedy-drama films

American black-and-white films

American comedy-drama films

Films about children

Films based on short fiction

Films scored by Lennie Hayton

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films

1940s English-language films

1940s American films

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