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1937 film by William C. McGann

Penrod and Sam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William C. McGann
Screenplay by	Lillie Hayward Hugh Cummings
Based on	Penrod and Sam 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Starring	Billy Mauch Frank Craven Spring Byington Craig Reynolds Harry Watson Jackie Morrow
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Howard Jackson
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 28, 1937 (1937-02-28)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Penrod and Sam is a 1937 drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Lillie Hayward and Hugh Cummings. It was the third screen version of American writer Booth Tarkington's novel Penrod and Sam. The film stars Billy Mauch, Frank Craven, Spring Byington, Craig Reynolds, Harry Watson and Jackie Morrow. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 28, 1937.

Plot

Penrod Schofield and his gang are the Jr. G Men, a secret club where all members are sworn to uphold the law and turn in crooks. When the mother of the youngest member is killed by bank robbers, the boys go into action.

Cast

Billy Mauch as Penrod
Frank Craven as Mr. Schofield
Spring Byington as Mrs. Schofield
Craig Reynolds as Roy 'Dude' Hanson
Harry Watson as Sam
Jackie Morrow as Rodney Bitts
Philip Hurlic as Verman Diggs
Charles Halton as Mr. Rodney H. Bitts
Bernice Pilot as Delia
Kenneth Harlan as Real G-Man

References

The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Penrod and Sam
Hal Erickson (2016). "Penrod-and-Sam - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
"Penrod and Sam (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.

External links

Penrod and Sam at IMDb
Penrod and Sam at AllMovie
Penrod and Sam at the TCM Movie Database
Penrod and Sam at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Booth Tarkington

Novels

Monsieur Beaucaire (1900) Seventeen (1916) Alice Adams (1921) Gentle Julia (1922)
The Penrod Trilogy	Penrod (1914) Penrod and Sam (1916) Penrod Jashber (1929)
The Growth Trilogy	The Turmoil (1915) The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) The Midlander (1923) renamed National Avenue (1927)

Plays

The Man from Home (1907)
The Country Cousin (1917)
Clarence (1919)
Poldekin (1920)
The Wren (1921)
The Intimate Strangers (1921)

Adaptations

Monsieur Beaucaire	Monsieur Beaucaire (1919 operetta) Monsieur Beaucaire (1924 film) Monte Carlo (1930 film) Monsieur Beaucaire (1946 film)
Seventeen	Seventeen (1916 film) Seventeen (1917 play) Hello Lola (1926 stage musical) Seventeen (1940 film) Seventeen (1951 stage musical)
Other films	The Turmoil (1916) The Conquest of Canaan (1921) Clarence (1922, lost) The Man from Home (1922) Gentle Julia (1923, lost) Boy of Mine (1923) Cameo Kirby (1923) Penrod and Sam (1923) The Fighting Coward (1924) The Turmoil (1924) Father's Son (1931, lost) Bad Sister (1931) Business and Pleasure (1932) Mississippi (1935) Alice Adams (1935) Penrod and Sam (1937) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Presenting Lily Mars (1943) The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)

Newton Booth (uncle)
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On the Border (1930) I Like Your Nerve (1931) Her Night Out (1932) Murder on the Second Floor (1932) A Voice Said Goodnight (1932) Illegal (1932) The Silver Greyhound (1932) Little Fella (1933) Man of Iron (1935) Maybe It's Love (1935) A Night at the Ritz (1935) Two Against the World (1936) Brides Are Like That (1936) Hot Money (1936) Times Square Playboy (1936) Polo Joe (1936) Freshman Love (1936) Sh! The Octopus (1937) Alcatraz Island (1937) Marry the Girl (1937) Penrod and Sam (1937) Girls on Probation (1938) Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) When Were You Born (1938) Everybody's Hobby (1939) Blackwell's Island (1939) Sweepstakes Winner (1939) Pride of the Blue Grass (1939) Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) Wolf of New York (1940) The Parson of Panamint (1941) A Shot in the Dark (1941) Highway West (1941) We Go Fast (1941) American Empire (1942) In Old California (1942) Tombstone (1942)

Films directed by William C. McGann

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