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Penrod And Sam

1937, Movie, NR, 68 mins

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This third treatment of author Tarkington's popular story deviates from it the most. Tarkington, who never patronized or sentimentalized his youthful rustic ruffians, should have been appalled to see them turned into Hoosier sleuths, rounding up a band of criminals. Black actor Hurlic, as a youth orphaned by gangland bullets, steals the show in this one. Many of the cast members went on to perform in a sequel, PENROD AND HIS TWIN BROTHER (1938), featuring young Mauch's twin ... read more leave a comment
Year: 1937
Rated NR

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Cast
Billy Mauch: Penrod Schofield
Frank Craven: Mr. Schofield
Spring Byington: Mrs. Schofield
Craig Reynolds: Roy "Dude" Hanson
Harry Watson: Sam
Jackie Morrow: Rodney Bitts

 

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A club for junior-league detectives gets caught up in a bank robbery in Penrod and Sam (1937).
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Posted: 9/23/2008
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