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One missing boy, TWO identical twins, and a con artist who picked the wrong kid to kidnap.
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Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)

pre-Code chaostwin swap tomfoolerysmall-town screwball

Overview

Comedy

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

The Mauch twins' synchronized mischief—Hollywood's real-life identical double act.

Direction

Seiler keeps 1930s child-star energy from becoming cloying.

Best for:Solo: Perfect 60-minute palate cleanser between 'serious' films.·Family: Vintage wholesome chaos the whole household can giggle at.·Background: Charming enough to half-watch, simple enough to follow.
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Director

Lewis Seiler

ReleasedJul 23, 1938
Runtime1h
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Cast

Billy Mauch

Billy Mauch

Penrod

Dick Purcell

Dick Purcell

Tex Boyden

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Mr. Schofield

Kathleen Lockhart

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Schofield

Hugh O'Connell

Hugh O'Connell

Professor Caligostro

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Mr. Bitts

Philip Hurlic

Philip Hurlic

Verman

Carole Landis

Carole Landis

Girl at Fair (uncredited)

Sonny Bupp

Sonny Bupp

Monk (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Billy and Robert Mauch were genuine identical twins discovered by Warner Bros., who built entire franchises around their interchangeable mischief.

Cultural

Booth Tarkington's Penrod stories were the Harry Potter of 1910s American boyhood—this film captures that vanished world of unsupervised neighborhood adventure.

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Penrod (Billy Mauch) Collection(3 films)
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