The best Penny Singleton’s movies

Penny Singleton

Penny Singleton

15/09/1908- 12/11/2003
We present our ranking of the best Penny Singleton’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Penny Singleton.
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The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
6.5/10
Elroy Jetson invents a time machine that takes him back to prehistoric times, where he meets the Flintstone family.

Jetsons: The Movie

Jetsons: The Movie
5.5/10
George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man
7.6/10
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.

Hard to Get

Hard to Get
6.7/10
When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis, he makes her work out her bill by making beds. Resolving to get even, she pretends to have forgiven him, and sends him to her father to get financing for a plan Bill has. What happens next was not part of her original revenge plan.

Racket Busters

Racket Busters
6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 16/07/1938
  • Character: Gladys Christie
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton
6.7/10
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 07/02/1938
  • Character: Herself
This was one of the annual "blooper" reels screened by the Warners Club, an organization of Warners actors, crew and executives. It was meant to poke fun at the flubs and bloopers that occurred ont the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 21/05/1943
  • Character: Self
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

Blondie

Blondie
6.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/11/1938
  • Character: Blondie
Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.

Blondie Goes Latin

Blondie Goes Latin
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/02/1941
  • Character: Blondie Bumstead
The 8th film in the Blondie series - Blondie Goes Latin. Mr. Dithers invites the Bumstead's on a South American cruise. Somehow Dagwood winds up as the female drummer in the ship's band, while Penny Singleton gets to show off her Broadway background in some lively musical numbers.

Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss
6.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 08/03/1939
  • Character: Blondie Bumstead
Dagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods boss Mr. Dithers for his job back, he ends up hiring her instead. This doesn't sit too well with Dagwood. Blondie's sister comes to visit, and Dagwood is put in a compromising situation with another woman.

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/08/1938
  • Character: Peggy
Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's baby becomes the star. The cowboy and his agent run off with the waitress and her valuable asset. The writers retaliate by hiring an unemployed extra to impersonate the baby's father. But the extra already knows the waitress...

Young Widow

Young Widow
6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/03/1946
  • Character: Peg Martin
A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.

It's Showtime

It's Showtime
6.2/10
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938
5.9/10
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (Warner Baxter), tries hard to please his customers while keeping peace with his unhappy wife. A wealthy young woman, Wendy Van Klettering (Joan Bennett), decides to take a job as a model at the fashion house, just to amuse herself, but her presence annoys Curson, who must put together the best possible show to compete with rival fashion houses at the Seven Arts Ball. The film includes several hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated "That Old Feeling" by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown.

Good News

Good News
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 22/08/1930
  • Character: Flo
A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

Blondie Goes to College

Blondie Goes to College
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/01/1942
  • Character: Blondie Bumstead
Number 10 in the Blondie series, Blondie Goes to College is predicated on the notion that Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction Company. Not wishing to be separated from her husband, Blondie (Penny Singleton) enrolls in college as well. But Leighton College rules stipulate "No Married Couples", forcing Blondie and Dagwood to pretend that they're not married. This causes quite a dilemma when coed Laura Wadsworth (Janet Blair) begins flirting with Dagwood and Rusty Bryant (Larry Parks) does same with Blondie. And Blondie's discovery of a very pleasant secret threatens to expose her and Dagwood's marital status too. The student body at this particular seat of learning is comprised of quite a few familiar faces, including Lloyd Bridges, Sid Melton, and Adele Mara.

Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools
5.3/10
The romantic hills and valleys of advertising agency secretary Linda Lawrence (Priscilla Lane) provide the basis of this comedy drama. Unlike her soon-to-be-married roommate Nancy (Penny Singleton), Linda is determined to remain single and forge a strong career. She does have a suitor, Jimmy Hall (Wayne Morris), but he is not ambitious enough for her and she keeps her distance. The girl gets her chance to climb the corporate ladder after she invents a sure-fire cure for hangovers. Sure enough she begins her ascent. Meanwhile, her suitor continues to plead with her to leave her job and become his bride. But the secretary has fallen for ambitious adman Harry Galleon (Humphrey Bogart) who is already engaged. At this point, the stage is set for considerable romantic confusion .

Blondie in the Dough

Blondie in the Dough
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 16/10/1947
  • Character: Blondie Bumstead
Blondie #21: Blondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar in this entry in the long-running domestic comedy series based on the popular comic strip. Her tasty cookies become so popular that a cookie magnate makes her an offer that is difficult to refuse. Unfortunately, this creates all kinds of problems for the Bumsteads.

Go West, Young Lady

Go West, Young Lady
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyWestern
  • Release: 27/11/1941
  • Character: Belinda Pendergast
A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.

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