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The Penguin Pool Murder
The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder

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ComedyMysteryRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

09 December 1932

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Miss Hildegarde Martha Withers

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Barry Costello

James Gleason

James Gleason

Police Inspector Oscar Piper

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Gwen Parker

Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Philip Seymour

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Officer Donovan

Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

Bertrand B. Hemingway

James Donlan

James Donlan

Security Guard Fink

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Von Donnen / Dr. Max Bloom

William Le Maire

William Le Maire

MacDonald

Joe Hermano

Joe Hermano

Chicago Lew

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

Parker

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Telephone Operator

Wilfrid North

Wilfrid North

Judge

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Student with Glasses Isadore Marks (uncredited)

A.S. Byron

A.S. Byron

Jailer Strauss (uncredited)

Edith Fellows

Edith Fellows

Little Girl at Aquarium (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Jack, Policeman (uncredited)

Mary Mason

Mary Mason

Parker's Secretary (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Purse Snatching Victim at Aquarium (uncredited)

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