Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

71 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 1, 1931

Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join the club and when the boys lose their clubhouse in a land sale. But there’s also plenty of time to play pranks, put on a carnival, experience the pangs of first love, and romp with Duke, the world’s best dog.

Penrod and Sam

71 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 1, 1931

Penrod and Sam
Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join the club and when the boys lose their clubhouse in a land sale. But there’s also plenty of time to play pranks, put on a carnival, experience the pangs of first love, and romp with Duke, the world’s best dog.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers First National Pictures
Original title Penrod and Sam
Directors William Beaudine
Writers Booth Tarkington, Waldemar Young

Cast

Leon Janney

as Penrod Schofield

Frank Coghlan Jr.

as Sam Williams

Cameo the Dog

as Duke (as Cameo)

Margaret Marquis

as Marjorie Jones

Dorothy Peterson

as Mary Schofield / Mrs. Schofield

Billy Lord

as Georgie Hemingway Bassett

Michael Stuart

as Rodney Bitts

Jimmy Robinson

as Herman Washington

Robert Dandridge

as Verman Washington

Matt Moore

as Henry Schofield

Helen Beaudine

as Margaret Shofield

Johnny Arthur

as Mr. Bassett

Zasu Pitts

as Mrs. Bassett

Charles Sellon

as Mr. Bitts

Elizabeth Patterson

as Schoolteacher (uncredited)

Gertrude Howard

as Delia (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

as Mr. Williams (uncredited)

Betty Jane Graham

as 'Baby' Amy Rensdale (uncredited)

Beaudine Anderson

as Boy (uncredited)

Billy Byrne

as Pudge Brown (uncredited)

Gus Leonard

as Violinist at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Albert Schaefer

as Piggy Nelson (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Irate Mother at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Sidney Miller

as Maurice Levy (uncredited)