Mokey (1942)

Drama, General Film

Director: Wells Root

Writer(s): Jennie Harris Oliver (stories), Wells Root, Jan Fortune

Starring: Dan Dailey, Donna Reed, Robert Blake, Cordell Hickman, Billie ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas, Etta McDaniel, Marcella Moreland, George Lloyd, Matt Moore, Cleo Desmond, Cliff Clark, Mary Field, Bob Stebbins, Sam McDaniel, Margaret Bert, Shirley Coates, Jules Cowles, Marga Ann Deighton, Billy Engle, Frank Faylen, Paul Graeff, Vincent Graeff, Edward Hearn, Rose Langdon, Bob Lawson, Howard M. Mitchell, Thomas Murray, Milton Parsons, Alonzo Price, Addison Richards, Walter Soderling, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Harry Tyler, Frank Ward, Pat West

Synopsis: Mokey is an eight-year-old boy whose father gives him too little attention and whose stepmother misunderstands him. His misdeeds are due to neglect and misunderstanding on the part of his elders.

Release Date: April 1942 (USA) | Length: 88 min | Genre: Drama | Certificate: Passed

Note: Marcella Moreland is Mantan Moreland’s daughter. I am still looking for the exact release date.