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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker is a 1959 DeLuxe Color film starring Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire directed by Henry Levin in CinemaScope. The film is based on the 1953 Broadway play of the same, which ran for 221 performances. Burgess Meredith starred as Horace Pennypacker and Martha Scott as 'Ma' Pennypacker.
At the turn of the century, businessman Horace Pennypacker, Jr. has two families: one wife and eight children in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and nine children (by a deceased wife) in Philadelphia. During the course of events, his ruse is undone and he struggles to find a way to maintain the status quo.
Original Release
01/04/1959
US Release
02/20/1959
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clifton Webb | Mr. Horace Pennypacker |
Dorothy McGuire | Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker |
Charles Coburn | Grampa Pennypacker |
Jill St. John | Kate Pennypacker |
Ron Ely | Wilbur Fielding |
Ray Stricklyn | Horace Pennypacker III |
David Nelson | Henry Pennypacker |
Dorothy Stickney | Aunt Jane Pennypacker |
Larry Gates | Rev. Dr. Fielding |
Richard Deacon | Sheriff |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Clifton Webb | Mr. Horace Pennypacker |
Dorothy McGuire | Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker |
Charles Coburn | Grampa Pennypacker |
Jill St. John | Kate Pennypacker |
Ron Ely | Wilbur Fielding |
Ray Stricklyn | Horace Pennypacker III |
David Nelson | Henry Pennypacker |
Dorothy Stickney | Aunt Jane Pennypacker |
Larry Gates | Rev. Dr. Fielding |
Richard Deacon | Sheriff |
Pamela Baird | Nancy Pennypacker |
Ahna Capri | Babs Pennypacker |
Nancy DeCarl | Ann Pennypacker |
Harvey B. Dunn | The Verger |
Ray Ferrell | Charlie Pennypacker |
Mimi Gibson | Elizabeth Pennypacker |
David Harrison | Dick Pennypacker |
Donald Harrison | Bobby Pennypacker |
William Hughes | Bank Teller |
Carl M. Leviness | Bookkeeper |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Charles Brackett | Producer |