Blogs about: Joe Penner
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Joe Penner, Betty Grable and Dick Lane in "The Day the Bookies Wept"
Here are two short scenes from RKO’s well-reviewed but rarely seen 1939 racetrack comedy, The Day the Bookies Wept, starring Joe Penner, Dick Lane, Tom Kennedy and a young Betty Grable. In this … more →
Get It? Got It. Good.
Stars of Vaudeville #78: Joe Penner
travsd wrote 4 weeks ago: Joe Penner inadvertently illustrated a vaudeville pitfall by being a one-horse comic, beating the ho … more →
Joe Penner, Betty Grable and Dick Lane in "The Day the Bookies Wept"
Craig Hodgkins wrote 1 year ago: Here are two short scenes from RKO’s well-reviewed but rarely seen 1939 racetrack comedy, The … more →
"Whoah, Nellie!" Happy Birthday, Richard "Dick" Lane
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Craig Hodgkins wrote 1 year ago: He was Joe Penner’s frequent foil on film and radio, Jackie Robinson’s celluloid manager … more →
GIGIG: Posts In Brief
Craig Hodgkins wrote 1 year ago: Just a few “blogs and ends” (and plenty of links) from the past week or so: My Mother … more →
Some Shameless Cross-Promotion
Craig Hodgkins wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t trumpeted, pitched or even mentioned my other website lately (“Wanna Buy a Duc … more →
Books: Some Personal (and Influential) Favorites
Craig Hodgkins wrote 1 year ago: When I began blogging this past summer, I’d intended to write a fair number of posts about boo … more →
Wanna Buy a Duck?
Craig Hodgkins wrote 2 years ago: No? Well then, how about just checking out my other website? It’s called “Wanna Buy a Du … more →
A New Header Photo
Craig Hodgkins wrote 2 years ago: Yes, that is a new blog header photo. Read all about it HERE. – craig hodgkins … more →
Find It On DVD? I Cant-or!
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Craig Hodgkins wrote 2 years ago: I tried to purchase an Eddie Cantor DVD recently so I could show my daughters the amazing high kick … more →
A Penner Pal
Craig Hodgkins wrote 2 years ago: Just in case you’re wondering, the photo below (which used to appear on the masthead of this b … more →
