The Penguin Pool Murder
NR 1932 · 70 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Mystery
New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker Gerald Parker suddenly appears in the penguin tank at the aquarium.
Directed by George Archainbaud · Written by Lowell Brentano
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Edna May Oliver Hildegarde Withers -
James Gleason Police Insp. Oscar Piper -
Robert Armstrong Barry Costello -
Mae Clarke Gwen Parker -
Donald Cook Philip Seymour -
Edgar Kennedy Officer Donovan -
Clarence Wilson Bertrand B. Hemingway -
James Donlan Security Guard Fink -
Gustav von Seyffertitz Von Donnen - W William Le Maire MacDonald
- J Joe Hermano Chicago Lew
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Guy Usher Parker
Make it a double feature
2h 20m togetherBoth from George Archainbaud.
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