Mokey

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.

Mokey
Directed byWells Root
Screenplay by
Based onstories
by Jennie Harris Oliver
Produced byJ. Walter Ruben
Starring
CinematographyCharles Rosher, a.s.c.
Edited byFrank Sullivan
Music byLennie Hayton
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
April 1942
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$353,000[1]
Box office$277,000[1]

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

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

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


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