Skippy

Skippy

Skippy (Jackie Cooper) helps poor Sooky (Robert Coogan) raise dog-license money.

Where to watch Skippy

  • Available to rent from FANDANGO on Spectrum TV
Skippy

Description

Comedy drama1h 25m1931

Mischievous Skippy (Jackie Cooper) ignores his parents' rules, finding loopholes in their instructions. Dr. Skinner (Willard Robertson) is trying to tear down Shantytown, where the poor live. Skippy disobeys his father and visits Shantytown regularly, befriending young Sooky (Robert Coogan). Sooky lives with his mother and dog, Penny. The family is too poor to afford a dog license. When Penny is captured by an evil dogcatcher, Sooky and Skippy must find the money to get Penny back.

DirectorNorman Taurog

Moods

  • Charming
  • Moving