Young Freddie Frisby(Mickey Rooney)looses his job as a orange sorter at Bob Sears'(William Demerest)packing plant. Trying to impress the boss' daughter, Judy(Terry Moore), Freddie messes up for the last time and is hastily fired.
Fans of Mickey Rooney will enjoy this movie although its not one of his best. He appears a bit older than his girlfriend (the beautiful Terry Moore, 10 years his junior), but at times you don't notice it.
Milquetoast Mickey Rooney plays a sorter at an orange packing factory who can do no well in foreman William Demarest's eyes, but has caught the affections of Demarest's lovely daughter, Terry Moore. Like all of the ladies who found Jerry Lewis's bumbling characters adorable, Rooney brings out Moore's motherly instincts which just drives Demarest nuts.
As absurd as the premise is--orange sorter inherits 'fortune' and attempts to establish a new career as master magician--there's still plenty to enjoy in He's a Cockeyed Wonder. Mickey Rooney is as fun and lively as ever as hapless fruit worker Freddie Frisby, whilst Terry Moore is delightful and attractive as gal pal Judy Sears.
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