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Penny Wisdom( 1937)

TV-MAComedy
62%
User
Score

Overview

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Pete Smith

      Narrator (voice)

    2. cast image

      Prudence Penny

      Herself

    3. cast image

      Harold Minjir

      Matthew E. Smudge (uncredited)

    4. cast image

      Gertrude Short

      Chloe Smudge (uncredited)

    5. cast image

      William Worthington

      Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Feb 08 2024
    It's the sarcastic commentary from Pete Smith that sells this rather daft short feature. "Mr. Smudge" telephones "Mrs. Smudge" to say that he's bringing his boss round for dinner. That's fine, she's got the best cook in the city. Or does she? It looks like she's been a bit of a pain to her lately and so she has abandoned ship. Cooking can't be that hard, or so she thinks. Some cremated and rock hard roast beef and ice cubes later, the chaos requires the intervention of our narrator and his skilful pal Prudence who'll try to turn this disaster into a triumph. Who knew peanut butter eliminated th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • short film