How was Sooky connected to the film Skippy?

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Director Norman Taurog, wearing a hat and glasses, sits beside actor Mickey Rooney, who is smiling, on the set of the film Boys Town, with camera equipment visible behind them. — Norman Taurog Norman Taurog (right) with Mickey Rooney on the set of *Boys Town* (1938).

In the 1931 film Skippy, Sooky (played by Robert Coogan) is the friend of the title character, Skippy. The plot centers on Skippy’s efforts to raise three dollars so that Sooky can retrieve his dog from the local pound.1

Following the success of Skippy, director Norman Taurog released a sequel titled Sooky later that same year, which further explored the lives of the two boys.1