TMDb Rating
5.5/10
16 verified votes
The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
ComedyMystery
70 min
Plot Summary
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.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: 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.
- Genre cues: Comedy, Mystery
- Director clue: George Archainbaud
- Lead cast: Edna May Oliver and James Gleason
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Keywords to include
ComedyMysteryGeorge ArchainbaudEdna May OliverJames Gleason1932
Director
George Archainbaud
Top Cast
Edna May OliverJames GleasonRobert ArmstrongMae ClarkeDonald Cook
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