Post by topbilled on Oct 10, 2023 14:12:53 GMT
Joe Penner was a well-known vaudeville and radio comedian who had already appeared in a few musical comedies at Paramount with Jack Oakie, before he was signed by RKO in the mid-1930s. For the next several years he kept audiences in stitches by starring in a series of zany comedic vehicles that showcased his considerable talents.
Penner’s tenure at the studio came just after RKO’s biggest comedy names Wheeler & Woolsey had stopped making films. Most of Penner’s radio programs have been lost, but luckily, his RKO pictures survive. Sadly, Joe Penner died in 1941 at the age of 36. He was so popular among the people he had worked with in the entertainment business that more than 2000 mourners turned out for his funeral.
Check out:
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY (1937)
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MR. DOODLE KICKS OFF (1938)
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GO CHASE YOURSELF (1938)
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