Penny Edwards

Acting

Penny Edwards

Born — Died

1928-08-24 — 1998-08-26

Place of birth

Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Penny Edwards was an american actress who had a career on stage, television, and in films. When she was twelve years old, Edwards danced in Let's Face It, and at the age of fourteen, she appeared on Broadway as a dancer in Zigfeld Follies of 1943. Her other Broadway credits include Laffing Room Only, and The Duchess Misbehaves. Edwards' film debut came in My Wild Irish Rose. She also appeared in the films Trail of Robin Hood, Spoilers of the Plains, Heart of the Rockies, In Old Amarillo, North of the Great Divide, Sunset in the West, Street Bandits and Missing Women, among others. In the late 1940s, Edwards toured the United States for fourteen months, performing in vaudeville. Public res…

Known for

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster
7.8

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Californians poster
5.8

San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force while expressing interest in the young widow Fanzler and sparring with attorney Pitt. Adam Kennedy appears as Dion Patrick, an Irish newspaperman who helps the local vigilante committee.

The Californians

1957

Two Guys from Texas poster
8.0

Two vaudevillians on the run from crooks try to pass themselves off as cowboys.

Two Guys from Texas

1948

Pony Soldier poster
6.3

Duncan MacDonald, a 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie, has to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their above-the-border reservation. His guide in this endeavor is the not-too-trustworthy half-breed Natayo.

Pony Soldier

1952

The Wild Blue Yonder poster
7.0

Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful nurse, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time.

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

April Showers poster
6.5

A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling act is going nowhere, they're almost broke and they have to do something to get them back on top or they'll really be in trouble. They decide to put their young son in the act in hopes of attracting some new attention. The boy turns out to be a major talent, audiences love him and the act is on its way to the top. That's when an organization whose purpose is to stop children from performing on stage shows up, and they're dead set on breaking up the act.

April Showers

1948

Film credits

1950s · 17 titles

Pony Soldier poster
6.3

Duncan MacDonald, a 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie, has to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their above-the-border reservation. His guide in this endeavor is the not-too-trustworthy half-breed Natayo.

Pony Soldier

1952

The Wild Blue Yonder poster
7.0

Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful nurse, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time.

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

Missing Women poster
6.6

A woman becomes desperate to find a pair of car thieves after her husband -- while on their honeymoon -- is killed during a robbery.

Missing Women

1951

Powder River poster
6.4

Ex-marshal Chino Bull has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner is shot dead. Chino then takes over as the law in town, forming a friendship with gun-man Mitch Hardin and making enemies of the Logan brothers. When Hardin' girl from the east arrives, he makes her pretty unwelcome - as does his new flame, saloon owner Frenchie.

Powder River

1953

Ride a Violent Mile poster
5.3

A cowboy stampedes a Rebel plot with a Union spy posing as a dance-hall girl.

Ride a Violent Mile

1957

North of the Great Divide poster
8.0

An Indian agent comes to the rescue when a local tribe's fishing rights are threatened by a greedy cannery owner.

North of the Great Divide

1950

Trail of Robin Hood poster
6.3

Retired actor Jack Holt is raising Christmas trees for sale at a cost which permits every family to have one. A commercial tree company tries to drive Holt out of business. Roy saves the day, of course.

Trail of Robin Hood

1950

Woman in the Dark poster
9.0

A pastry-shop girl sees a priest's and a lawyer's brother take part in a jewel heist.

Woman in the Dark

1952

Sunset in the West poster
7.4

Deputy sheriff Roy helps an elderly peacekeeper stop gunrunners who smuggle their weapons via the railroad.

Sunset in the West

1950

Heart of the Rockies poster
7.0

Roy is put in charge of a highway construction project. A rancher tries to stop Roy from putting a highway across his land because he fears that the authorities are going to discover the unscrupulous manner in which he got it.

Heart of the Rockies

1951

Million Dollar Pursuit poster
6.5

A petty thief schemes a big score when he plans an armored car robbery.

Million Dollar Pursuit

1951

Captive of Billy the Kid poster
9.0

Five people have a part of a map leading to Billy the Kid's treasure. When one of them is killed, Rocky Lane has a plan to find the killer.

Captive of Billy the Kid

1952

Spoilers of the Plains poster
8.0

An experimental weather satellite and a missile base are at stake when Roy discovers foreign agents around his ranch.

Spoilers of the Plains

1951

Street Bandits poster
10.0

A lawyer defends a slot-machine king, and his bride and partner don't like it.

Street Bandits

1951

The Dalton Girls poster
6.0

Female relatives of the infamous Dalton gang carry on the family tradition.

The Dalton Girls

1957

In Old Amarillo poster
8.0

A drought is about to end the cattle business. The owner of a canning factory wants to buy all the remaining cattle cheap. He plans to ruin the cattlemen's plans to ship water by train and to seed the clouds for rain. Roy is sent by a packing house to investigate.

In Old Amarillo

1951

Utah Wagon Train poster
6.7

Rancher Rex Allen receives a summons from his uncle. an old time frontiersman, that he is in trouble. The uncle has been hired to lead a modern-day band of adventurers on a wagon train retracing the route taken by their ancestors 100 years ago. Before Rex can talk to his uncle, the uncle is murdered, and Rex sets out to find the killer and the motive by taking his uncle's place as the leader of the wagon train.

Utah Wagon Train

1951

1940s · 5 titles

Two Guys from Texas poster
8.0

Two vaudevillians on the run from crooks try to pass themselves off as cowboys.

Two Guys from Texas

1948

April Showers poster
6.5

A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling act is going nowhere, they're almost broke and they have to do something to get them back on top or they'll really be in trouble. They decide to put their young son in the act in hopes of attracting some new attention. The boy turns out to be a major talent, audiences love him and the act is on its way to the top. That's when an organization whose purpose is to stop children from performing on stage shows up, and they're dead set on breaking up the act.

April Showers

1948

That Hagen Girl poster
5.3

Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the house and practice that Judge Merrivale left him when he died. As Tom has been away a number of years, this leads to more gossip and Mary believes that he is her father. The popular and rich Ken loves Mary, but his family and friends constantly remind him that she is 'not one of us'. Julia, a teacher at school encourages Mary but Mary cannot get a break in anything she does, or is accused of doing. Tom knows the answer to her true identity, and he is silent.

That Hagen Girl

1947

Tucson poster
7.5

The story of Andy Bryant, a University of Arizona student whose grades suffer because of his preoccupation with an upcoming intercollegiate rodeo. Andy's father is more interested in embarrassing a rival at the rodeo than he is with his son's academic progress. When his lack of focus nearly causes a tragic accident in the university chemistry lab, Andy decides to hunker down and study.

Tucson

1949

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' poster
7.3

A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community.

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948

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