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Penny Paradise (1938)
72 min | Comedy, Musical

Penny Paradise (1938)

72 min | Comedy, Musical

A Liverpool tug boat captain finds he's won a fortune on the penny pools and it changes his life. However, after giving up his job and throwing a large expensive party, he discovers that he may not really have won after all.

Director

Carol Reed

Writers

Thomas Browne (dialogue) (scenario) | Basil Dean (story suggestion) | Walter Meade (dialogue) (as W.L. Meade) (scenario) (as W.L. Meade) | Thomas Thompson (dialogue) (scenario)

Producer

Basil Dean

Cinematographers

Gordon Dines (photography) | Ronald Neame (photography)

Editor

Ernest Aldridge

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Updated Sep 5, 1938

Release date

Feb 20, 1939 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Edmund Gwenn Capt. Joe Higgins Capt. Joe Higgins See fewer	Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Betty Driver Betty Higgins Betty Higgins See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Jimmy O'Dea Pat Pat See fewer	Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Ethel Coleridge Aunt Agnes Aunt Agnes See fewer	Laburnum Grove (1936)
Maire O'Neill Widow Clegg Widow Clegg See fewer	Juno and the Paycock (1929)
Jack Livesey Bert Bert See fewer	Mystery at the Burlesque (1949)
Syd Crossley Uncle Lancelot Uncle Lancelot See fewer	Those Were the Days (1934)
Lloyd Pearson Alf - Publican Alf - Publican See fewer	The Good Companions (1957)
James Harcourt Amos Cook Amos Cook See fewer	Hobson's Choice (1931)
Frederick Burtwell Policeman Policeman See fewer	Down Our Street (1932)
Mike Johnson Customer at 'The Casino' (uncredited) Customer at 'The Casino' (uncredited) See fewer	The Good Companions (1933)
James Knight P.C. Thomas (uncredited) P.C. Thomas (uncredited) See fewer	The Adventures of Dick Turpin (1929)
Robert Morley Minor role (uncredited) Minor role (uncredited) See fewer	The African Queen (1951)
Billy Russell Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Robert Brooks Turner Customer at 'The Casino' (uncredited) Customer at 'The Casino' (uncredited) See fewer	Journey's End (1937)