Joe Penner

Acting

Joe Penner

Born November 11, 1904

Died January 10, 1941 · aged 36

No biography available.

Known For

The Life of the PartyThe Life of the Party · 1937
The Life of the Party
★ 6.21937
MovieComedyRomance
A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.
The Boys from SyracuseThe Boys from Syracuse · 1940
The Boys from Syracuse
★ 6.41940
MovieComedyMusic
The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost twins who, for reason of plot confusion, are also named Anthipholus and Dromio. Complications arise when the wife of the Ephesians, Adriana and her servant Luce, mistake the two strangers for their husband, though the couples eventually get sorted out after Adriana's sister Luciana and the Syracuse Antipholus admit their love
CollegiateCollegiate · 1935
Collegiate
★ 7.01935
MovieComedyMusic
A Broadway playboy inherits an almost bankrupt girls' school and tries to save it by a big show.
Millionaire PlayboyMillionaire Playboy · 1940
Millionaire Playboy
★ 4.51940
MovieComedy
A young millionaire gets hiccups whenever he kisses a pretty woman.
I'm from the CityI'm from the City · 1938
I'm from the City
★ 7.01938
MovieComedyRomance
Pete Pepper is a shy, timid circus performer who is scared to death of horses, but rides like a whirlwind when he has been hypnotized by "Ollie" Finch. Pete is entered as a competitor in a wild-west cross-country obstacle race...and has to ride without being hypnotized.
Mr. Doodle Kicks OffMr. Doodle Kicks Off · 1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
★ 8.01938
MovieComedy
A wealthy businessman promises to donate a huge endowment to his college alma mater, but there's one condition -- his loser of a son, a student at the school, must become a football hero. Comedy.
The Day the Bookies WeptThe Day the Bookies Wept · 1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
★ 7.51939
MovieComedy
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
Go Chase YourselfGo Chase Yourself · 1938
Go Chase Yourself
★ 5.71938
MovieComedyCrime
When a bank is robbed, a not-so-bright teller is wrongly suspected of being part of the holdup team. Comedy.

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