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Penguin Pool Murder

1932-12-09 Comedy 1hr 10m

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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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.

  • Released
    1932-12-09
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 10m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Mystery, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures

Crew

George Archainbaud
Director
Stuart Palmer
Novel
Keywords:
aquarium amateur detective penguin murder pre-code murder investigation

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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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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-12-03

There is something Marple-esque about Edna May Oliver's portrayal of the meticulous, no-nonsense, schoolteacher "Miss Withers". There's also... read more

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 universally disliked "Parker". It turns out that his wife (Mae Clarke) has a boyfriend (Donald Cook), and that both were present at the time of death. Looks like a bit of a no-brainer for "Insp. Piper" (James Gleason) but his chance meeting with the razor-sharp mind of the prim and proper "Withers" soon makes him think again. Despite his initially polite disdain, he realises that she is quite an insightful assistant as this turns out to be anything but as straightforward as everyone had hoped. The mystery itself is also very much in the vein of Agatha Christie - loads of red herrings and a victim about as popular as toothache. The production is kept moving along by some pacy direction and some pithy banter between the two investigators. Will they get to the bottom or not? Never in doubt, but not really important - this is a drama about characters and Oliver and Gleason gel well and engagingly for seventy minutes of sparring, spatting and... solving.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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 th...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-12-03

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 wh...

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