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      Dinky

      1935 1h 5m Drama List
      Reviews Framed by her boss in a matter of bad bonds, secretary Martha Daniel (Mary Astor) is sentenced to jail. But she hides the truth from her young son, Dinky (Jackie Cooper), who is attending military school, by having her lawyer send him letters from her home address. When Dinky reads in the paper about his mother's imprisonment, he decides not to be a burden and leaves his school to go to an orphanage, where he writes to Martha using his old school stationary. But soon Martha learns the truth. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Not as bad as Skippy but close. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Framed by her boss in a matter of bad bonds, secretary Martha Daniel (Mary Astor) is sentenced to jail. But she hides the truth from her young son, Dinky (Jackie Cooper), who is attending military school, by having her lawyer send him letters from her home address. When Dinky reads in the paper about his mother's imprisonment, he decides not to be a burden and leaves his school to go to an orphanage, where he writes to Martha using his old school stationary. But soon Martha learns the truth.
      Director
      Howard Bretherton, D. Ross Lederman
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 5m