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The Penguin Pool Murder

George Archainbaud

1932 • 1h 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.

The Penguin Pool Murder

Cast

Edna May Oliver

Edna May OliverHildegarde Withers

James Gleason

James GleasonPolice Insp. Oscar Piper

Robert Armstrong

Robert ArmstrongBarry Costello

Mae Clarke

Mae ClarkeGwen Parker

Donald Cook

Donald CookPhilip Seymour

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar KennedyOfficer Donovan

Clarence Wilson

Clarence WilsonBertrand B. Hemingway

James Donlan

James DonlanSecurity Guard Fink

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von SeyffertitzVon Donnen

William Le MaireMacDonald

Joe HermanoChicago Lew

Guy Usher

Guy UsherParker

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle HudsonTelephone Operator

Wilfrid North

Wilfrid NorthJudge

A.S. ByronJailer Strauss (uncredited)

Crew

George Archainbaud

George ArchainbaudDirector

Willis Goldbeck

Willis GoldbeckScreenplay

David O. Selznick

David O. SelznickExecutive Producer

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck HamiltonStunts

Max Steiner

Max SteinerMusic Director

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