The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Poster
Directed by	Henry Levin
Screenplay by	Walter Reisch
Based on	The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1953 play by Liam O'Brien
Produced by	Charles Brackett
Starring	Clifton Webb Dorothy McGuire Charles Coburn Jill St. John Ron Ely
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	William Mace
Music by	Leigh Harline
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release dates	January 4, 1959 (1959-01-04) (United Kingdom) February 20, 1959 (1959-02-20) (New York City)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,475,000[1]
Box office	$1.3 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[2]

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker is a 1959 American DeLuxe Color comedy film starring Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire directed by Henry Levin in CinemaScope. The film is based on the 1953 Broadway play of the same title, which ran for 221 performances and which had featured Burgess Meredith as Horace Pennypacker and Martha Scott as 'Ma' Pennypacker.

At the turn of the 20th century, businessman Horace Pennypacker, Jr. has two families: one wife and eight children in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and nine children (by a deceased wife) in Philadelphia. During the course of events, his bigamy is uncovered, and he struggles to maintain the status quo.