The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959 film by Henry Levin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker is a 1959 American DeLuxe Color comedy 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 title, which ran for 221 performances and which had featured Burgess Meredith as Horace Pennypacker and Martha Scott as 'Ma' Pennypacker.
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | |
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Directed by | Henry Levin |
Screenplay by | Walter Reisch |
Based on | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1953 play by Liam O'Brien |
Produced by | Charles Brackett |
Starring | Clifton Webb Dorothy McGuire Charles Coburn Jill St. John Ron Ely |
Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
Edited by | William Mace |
Music by | Leigh Harline |
Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
Release dates | January 4, 1959 (United Kingdom) February 20, 1959 (New York City) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,475,000[1] |
Box office | $1.3 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[2] |
At the turn of the 20th 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 bigamy is uncovered, and he struggles to maintain the status quo.