Skippy
Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.
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"I couldn't quite give Skippy a 7. Close, but not quite. The film is like a Little Rascals episode only feature length, slightly more adult in atmosphere, and overall better written. One could look at Skippy as a glance back into what childhood looked like before the internet and really, before television. It isn't quite a perfect portrayal of those days, but it wouldn't be all that far off. Apparently, there is a companion piece, Sooky. If it should ever be shown on TCM, I'll make sure to see it. I say that as a nod to Skippy and its cast of kids, including Jackie Cooper, w..."
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To induce crying, Jackie Cooper was fooled into it by director Norman Taurog (his uncle, having married Cooper's mother's sister). Taurog yelled out, "Where's that dog? Just go shoot him!" (the dog was Cooper's own). Somebody got a gun with a blank in it, went behind the truck where the dog had been taken, and fired the gun. It worked, though a little too well. It took Cooper a very long time to stop crying, even after the scene was over and the director tried to kindly tell him they were just fooling; they only did that to get Cooper to cry for the scene. In addition, Cooper said he lost a lot of respect for his uncle that day; he seemingly never forgave him for this cruel stunt. Cooper's autobiography, published in 1982, was titled "Please Don't Shoot My Dog" in reference to the incident.
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Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.