Betty Grable appears with Joe Penner in this scene from RKO's well-reviewed but rarely seen 1939 racetrack comedy, "The Day the Bookies Wept." Penner plays Ernie Ambrose, a Brooklyn cab driver (and pigeon trainer) who has no interest in playing the ponies. Grable portrays his long-suffering girlfriend, Ina Firpo. For more Penner video clips, check out the "Wanna Buy a Duck?" website at http://craighodgkins.com/joepenner
Now I know where Mel Brooks got his idea for Franz Liebkind's pigeons!
songplugger 3 years ago
Brooks must have seen a few Penner films. The main plotline for "The Producers" came right out of "New Faces of 1937," which starred Penner, Parkyakarkus and Milton Berle.
nivreader 3 years ago