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The Penguin Pool Murder
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The Penguin Pool Murder

1932•1h 10m•Comedy•Mystery
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Story Line

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.

Top Cast

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Hildegarde Withers

James Gleason

James Gleason

Police Insp. Oscar Piper

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Barry Costello

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Gwen Parker

Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Philip Seymour

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Officer Donovan

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Rating

6.0/ 10

Release Date

1932-12-09

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

ComedyMystery
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User Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/10
•12/3/2023
There is something Marple-esque about Edna May Oliver's portrayal of the meticulous, no-nonsense, schoolteacher "Miss Withers". There's also something hideous about some of the fish in the aquarium where the police discover the corpse of the pretty u...