Penrod and Sam is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Leon Janney and Frank Coghlan Jr. It is an adaptation of the novel Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington. Beaudine had previously directed a 1923 silent version Penrod and Sam, and was invited to remake his earlier success.
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