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Mokey
Directed by	Wells Root
Screenplay by	Wells Root and Jan Fortune
Based on	stories by Jennie Harris Oliver
Produced by	J. Walter Ruben
Starring	Dan Dailey, Jr. Donna Reed Bobby Blake
Cinematography	Charles Rosher, a.s.c.
Edited by	Frank Sullivan
Music by	Lennie Hayton
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 1942 (1942-04)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$353,000
Box office	$277,000

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.

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.

External links

• Mokey at IMDb
• Mokey at the TCM Movie Database (archived)