The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)

12/09/1932 (US) • 1h 10m

Comedy, Mystery

Overview

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 Billed Cast

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


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Part of the Hildegarde Withers Mystery Collection

Includes The Penguin Pool Murder, Murder on the Blackboard, Murder on a Honeymoon

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

infidelity

pickpocket

aquarium

homicide

amateur detective

deaf-mute

penguin

murder

stockbroker

pre-code

police investigation

murder investigation

schoolteacher

police inspector

false arrest

amateur sleuth

clues

purse snatcher

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