Sooky
{{short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sooky
| image = Sooky poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Norman Taurog
| producer = Louis D. Lighton
| screenplay = Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Norman Z. McLeod
Sam Mintz
| starring = Jackie Cooper
Robert Coogan
Jackie Searl
Willard Robertson
Enid Bennett
Helen Jerome Eddy
| music =
| cinematography = Arthur L. Todd
| editing =
| studio = Paramount Pictures
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1931|12|26}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $370,000Michael A. Hoey, Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Film Career of Norman Taurog, Bear Manor Media 2013
| gross =
}}
Sooky is a 1931 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Norman Taurog and written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Norman Z. McLeod and Sam Mintz. It is a sequel to the 1931 film Skippy. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Jackie Searl, Willard Robertson, Enid Bennett and Helen Jerome Eddy. It was released on December 26, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|last=Hall |first=Mordaunt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A05E5DD1F39EE3ABC4951DFB467838A629EDE |title=Movie Review - - THE SCREEN; Skippy and His Little Chum, Sooky, Are Infused With Martial Spirit in Their New Adventure. A Murder Mystery. A German Juvenile Film. Movietone News. |work=The New York Times |date=December 21, 1931 |access-date=May 14, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90900/sooky |title=Sooky (1931) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=February 20, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=5573 |title=Sooky |publisher=Afi.com |date=December 26, 1931 |access-date=February 20, 2016}}
Plot
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Cast
- Jackie Cooper as Skippy Skinner
- Robert Coogan as Sooky Wayne
- Jackie Searl as Sidney Saunders
- Willard Robertson as Dr. Skinner
- Enid Bennett as Mrs. Skinner
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Mrs. Wayne
- Guy Oliver as Mr. Moggs
- Harry Beresford as Mr. Willoughby
- Gertrude Sutton as Hilda
- Oscar Apfel as Krausmyer
- Tom Wilson as Officer Duncan
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0022414}}
{{Norman Taurog}}
Category:1930s adventure comedy-drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American adventure comedy-drama films
Category:American sequel films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films based on American comics
Category:Films based on comic strips
Category:Films directed by Norman Taurog
Category:Films with screenplays by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Category:Live-action films based on comics
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:English-language adventure comedy-drama films
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