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      The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

      1959 1h 27m Comedy List
      Reviews In turn-of-the-century Pennsylvania, Horace Pennypacker (Clifton Webb) divides his time between his two sausage factories in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. When his daughter, Kate, announces her sudden engagement, Horace hurries from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, unaware that his son Horace III is on his way to Harrisburg to warn him about a legal summons for touting Darwinism. To Horace III's utter amazement, when he reaches Harrisburg, he discovers that his father has a whole other family. Read More Read Less

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      Myles Standish St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mr. Webb is imperturbable, all right, but I don't quite think he puts it over. The idea might have been all right tossed around abstractedly in a play by Shaw, but somehow doesn't jibe with the heart-warming little family comedy this tries to be. Mar 23, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In turn-of-the-century Pennsylvania, Horace Pennypacker (Clifton Webb) divides his time between his two sausage factories in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. When his daughter, Kate, announces her sudden engagement, Horace hurries from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, unaware that his son Horace III is on his way to Harrisburg to warn him about a legal summons for touting Darwinism. To Horace III's utter amazement, when he reaches Harrisburg, he discovers that his father has a whole other family.
      Director
      Henry Levin
      Screenwriter
      Walter Reisch
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Apr 16, 2013
      Runtime
      1h 27m