Skippy (1931)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 0
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Percy Crosby's popular newspaper comic strip Skippy comes to life in this 1931 film. Designed as a vehicle for Our Gang's Jackie Cooper -- then all of nine years old -- Skippy jettisons most of the trenchant cynicism of Crosby's creation (the strip was something of a 1930s Calvin and Hobbes) in favor of sentiment. Skippy, the son of the local health inspector (Willard Robertson) conspires with his best friend, Sooky (Robert Coogan), a poor kid, to raise enough money for a dog license. The mutt
Apr 25, 1931 Limited
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Jackie Cooper
Skippy Skinner -
Robert Coogan
Sooky Wayne -
Mitzi Green
Eloise -
Jackie Searl
Sidney -
Willard Robertson
Dr. Herbert Skinner -
Enid Bennett
Mrs. Ellen Skinner -
Donald Haines
Harley Nubbins -
Helen Jerome Eddy
Mrs. Wayne -
Jack Clifford
Dogcatcher Nubbins -
Guy Oliver
Dad Burkey
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All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (0)
Cooper's playing could not be improved upon.
Top CriticThis youthful player [Jackie Cooper] gives a truly remarkable portrayal in a film that is endowed with wholesome amusement and affecting tenderness.
A charming children's picture that doesn't neglect adults.
Norman Taurog won the Best Director Oscar for this charming tale, based on Crosby's comic strip featuring child star Jackie Cooper in one of his endearing performances.
Skippy is very effective at showing the world through a child's eyes: issues like class divides, deep pockets and public perceptions are meaningless.
Aside from Cooper's performance, the best thing about the film is its grasp on what it was like to be a kid.
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Foreign Titles
- Skippy (1931) (DE)
- Skippy (1931) (UK)
