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| Jackie Cooper | ... |
Skippy
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| Robert Coogan | ... |
Sooky
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| Mitzi Green | ... |
Eloise
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| Jackie Searl | ... |
Sidney
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| Willard Robertson | ... |
Doctor Skinner
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| Enid Bennett | ... |
Mrs. Skinner
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Donald Haines | ... |
Harley Nubbins
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| Helen Jerome Eddy | ... |
Mrs. Wayne
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| Carl R. Botefuhr | ... |
Skippy Skinner (age 3) (scenesDeleted)
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Beaudine Anderson | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Jack Rube Clifford | ... |
Dogcatcher Nubbins (uncredited)
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| Dannie Mac Grant | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Douglas Haig | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Buddy McDonald | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Guy Oliver | ... |
Dad Burkey (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Norman Taurog | ||
Written by
| Sam Mintz | ... | (by) |
| Percy Crosby | ... | (from the story by) |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | (screen play by) and |
| Norman Z. McLeod | ... | (screen play by) |
| Don Marquis | ... | (additional dialogue by) |
Produced by
| Louis D. Lighton | ... | producer |
Music by
| John Leipold | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Karl Struss | ... | (photographed by) |
Art Department
| Russ Pierce | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gene Merritt | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Jack King | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presenter |
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
| Charles E. McCarthy | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1931) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1931) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1931) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1931) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Precocious adolescent Skippy Skinner spends most of his time trying to get around doing those things that his parents want him to do (like brush his teeth), while doing those things his parents don't want him to do. Chief among the latter is spending time across the railroad tracks in Shantytown, instead of playing with "clean" neighborhood kids like brother and sister Sidney and Eloise. Skippy's father, Dr. Herbert Skinner, the city's head of the health board, in particular doesn't like Skippy spending time there as Dr. Skinner is a verminophobe, and believes Shantytown is dirty and unhealthy. On Skippy's latest visit to Shantytown when he meets a new friend named Sooky Wayne, he learns that Shantytown is being torn down and its poor residents have to move. And Sooky's mongrel and unlicensed (since Mrs. Wayne can't afford the $3 license fee) dog Penny is captured by the city's dog catcher. As Skippy does whatever he can to raise the $3 to get Penny back for his new friend (which includes breaking into his piggy bank, holding a variety show for the Shantytown kids, and trying to ask his father for the money), Skippy learns that one person seems to be responsible for both these problems in his life, which makes the already tenuous relationship with this person even more tenuous. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | You could spank him one minute-hug him the next. (Print Ad- Elmira Star-Gazette, ((Elmira, NY)) 29 May 1931) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | To induce crying, Jackie Cooper was fooled into it by director Norman Taurog (his uncle, having married Cooper's mother's sister). Taurog yelled out, "Where's that dog? Just go shoot him!" (the dog was Cooper's own). Somebody got a gun with a blank in it, went behind the truck where the dog had been taken, and fired the gun. It worked, though a little too well. It took Cooper a very long time to stop crying, even after the scene was over and the director tried to kindly tell him they were just fooling; they only did that to get Cooper to cry for the scene. In addition, Cooper said he lost a lot of respect for his uncle that day; he seemingly never forgave him for this cruel stunt. Cooper's autobiography, published in 1982, was titled "Please Don't Shoot My Dog" in reference to the incident. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Glamour Boy (1941). See more » |