Movie Clip "Play" problem

Dear all
I have a singl movie clip which has an embedded video inside.
I use the following actionscript commands to stop and play it
onClipEvent(load) {
stop();
onClipEvent(mouseDown) {
play(); }
onClipEvent(mouseUp) {
stop(); }
The problem I face is that the movie clip should play when
clicked by mouse ONLY on movie clip area which occupies only a
small part of the stage. However, when I click the mouse ANYWHERE
on the stage the movie starts to play.
Any hint? Do I need to control the coordinates of the mouse ?
Thanks
Hagop

sorry, I made a mistake- i had not re-saved my files, so it
worked but not the way i thought...
my code, based on your response is attached- however it
doesnt work...
mcOther is a mc within the "child" - other.swf.
this code needs to be in the "parent" swf...
thank you.

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