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Penelope (1966 film)

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The psychiatrist explains the dinner guests denied recognizing the stolen items because they would lose the fraudulently inflated insurance claims they collected. Gregory breaks down and begs Penelope to run away with him. She refuses, telling him she is cured. James realizes that he has neglected
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A young woman, Honeysuckle Rose, is accused of being the thief. Gregory wants to return the stolen money to the bank, but panics when he hears police cars arriving. Penelope confesses and tries to clear the innocent Honeysuckle, but Horatio the cop and husband James do not believe her. Ducky and
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Penelope hosts a dinner party, having stolen from all the invited guests. She tries to return the stolen items, but all claim that they never have seen them before. Penelope, confused and frightened, runs away. She again robs James' bank, but unlike the previous time, she is crying. James begs
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Wood later said making the film was difficult for her. "I broke out in hives and suffered anguish that was very real pain every day we shot", she recalled. "Arthur Hiller, the director, kept saying, 'Natalie, I think you're resisting this film', while I rolled around the floor in agony."
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Horatio to find her. Penelope goes to Horatio with the stolen money, but the cop knows James would not press charges against his own wife.
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Penelope and starts seeing her face everywhere he turns. He goes to the psychiatrist's office, where James and Penelope happily reunite.
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called it "that rare addition to whodunnit fiction, an original and unusual plot told with wit and intelligence".
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The film was a box-office disappointment. Wood did not make another movie for three years. Film critic
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Sabada pay a visit, trying to blackmail her, but Penelope foils their blackmail attempt.
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dismissed the film as "this quite unfunny comedy", awarding it 1½ of 4 stars.
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worker and donates the suit to a second-hand thrift shop. Con artists Sabada (
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provided Wood with a $ 250,000 wardrobe for the film.
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Arthur Hiller
George Wells
Arthur Loew Jr.
Joe Pasternak
Natalie Wood
Ian Bannen
Dick Shawn
Peter Falk
Lila Kedrova
Lou Jacobi
Jonathan Winters
Harry Stradling
Johnny Williams
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
comedy
caper film
Arthur Hiller
Natalie Wood
Ian Bannen
Peter Falk
Jonathan Winters
Dick Shawn
George Wells
Howard Melvin Fast
Natalie Wood
Ian Bannen
Peter Falk
Salvation Army
Lila Kedrova

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