Penny Edwards
Biography: Penny Edwards was an american actress who had a career on stage, television, and in films. When she was twelve years old, Edwards danced in Let's Face It, and at the age of fourteen, she appeared on Broadway as a dancer in Zigfeld Follies of 1943. Her other Broadway credits include Laffing Room Only, and The Duchess Misbehaves. Edwards' film debut came in My Wild Irish Rose. She also appeared in the films Trail of Robin Hood, Spoilers of the Plains, Heart of the Rockies, In Old Amarillo, North of the Great Divide, Sunset in the West, Street Bandits and Missing Women, among others. In the late 1940s, Edwards toured the United States for fourteen months, performing in vaudeville. Public response to Edwards' appearance with Roy Rogers in Sunset in the West (1950) led to her receiving a long-term contract with Republic Pictures. In the 1950s, Edwards appeared on television in westerns and mystery programs. Edwards appeared as Nan Gable in the 1958 episode, "Two-Gun Nan," on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days. In the story line, Nan is a woman sharpshooter affiliated with William F. Cody's Wild West Show. She sets out on a daring 180-day thoroughbred horse ride from San Francisco to New York City to prove that a woman could undertake such a task. Robert "Buzz" Henry played her husband, Frank Gable, and William O'Neal was cast as Cody. Still living in 1958, Nan Gable appeared with series host Stanley Andrews at the conclusion of the episode. In 1954, Edwards announced her retirement from acting "to do the Lord's work in whatever way He wills." However, in 1956 she appeared as Molly Crowley in the TV western series Cheyenne in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo."
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 24, 1928
Deathday: August 26, 1998
Popularity:
Known For
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951-05-30
Million Dollar Pursuit
Overview: A petty thief schemes a big score when he plans an armored car robbery.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-30
Popularity:
Missing Women
1951-02-23
Missing Women
Overview: A woman becomes desperate to find a pair of car thieves after her husband -- while on their honeymoon -- is killed during a robbery.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-23
Popularity:
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948-06-01
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Overview: A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-01
Popularity:
Spoilers of the Plains
1951-02-02
Spoilers of the Plains
Overview: An experimental weather satellite and a missile base are at stake when Roy discovers foreign agents around his ranch.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-02
Popularity:
Woman in the Dark
1952-11-15
Woman in the Dark
Overview: A pastry-shop girl (Penny Edwards) sees a priest's (Ross Elliott) and a lawyer's (Rick Vallin) brother take part in a jewel heist.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-11-15
Popularity:
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951-12-05
The Wild Blue Yonder
Overview: Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful nurse, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-05
Popularity:
Trail of Robin Hood
1950-12-15
Trail of Robin Hood
Overview: Retired actor Jack Holt is raising Christmas trees for sale at a cost which permits every family to have one. A commercial tree company tries to drive Holt out of business. Roy saves the day, of course.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-15
Popularity:
Powder River
1953-06-17
Powder River
Overview: Ex-marshal Chino Bull has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner is shot dead. Chino then takes over as the law in town, forming a friendship with gun-man Mitch Hardin and making enemies of the Logan brothers. When Hardin' girl from the east arrives, he makes her pretty unwelcome - as does his new flame, saloon owner Frenchie.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-17
Popularity:
Pony Soldier
1952-04-01
Pony Soldier
Overview: Duncan MacDonald, a 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie, has to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their above-the-border reservation. His guide in this endeavor is the not-too-trustworthy half-breed Natayo.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-01
Popularity:
The Dalton Girls
1957-12-01
The Dalton Girls
Overview: Female relatives of the infamous Dalton gang carry on the family tradition.
Genres: Western Action Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-01
Popularity:
North of the Great Divide
1950-11-15
North of the Great Divide
Overview: An Indian agent comes to the rescue when a local tribe's fishing rights are threatened by a greedy cannery owner.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-15
Popularity:
Sunset in the West
1950-09-25
Sunset in the West
Overview: Roy puts a stop to gun smuggling.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-09-25
Popularity:
That Hagen Girl
1947-11-01
That Hagen Girl
Overview: Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the house and practice that Judge Merrivale left him when he died. As Tom has been away a number of years, this leads to more gossip and Mary believes that he is her father. The popular and rich Ken loves Mary, but his family and friends constantly remind him that she is 'not one of us'. Julia, a teacher at school encourages Mary but Mary cannot get a break in anything she does, or is accused of doing. Tom knows the answer to her true identity, and he is silent.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-11-01
Popularity:
Two Guys from Texas
1948-08-27
Two Guys from Texas
Overview: Two vaudevillians on the run from crooks try to pass themselves off as cowboys.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-08-27
Popularity:
Utah Wagon Train
1951-10-14
Utah Wagon Train
Overview: Rancher Rex Allen receives a summons from his uncle. an old time frontiersman, that he is in trouble. The uncle has been hired to lead a modern-day band of adventurers on a wagon train retracing the route taken by their ancestors 100 years ago. Before Rex can talk to his uncle, the uncle is murdered, and Rex sets out to find the killer and the motive by taking his uncle's place as the leader of the wagon train.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-14
Popularity:
In Old Amarillo
1951-05-15
In Old Amarillo
Overview: A drought is about to end the cattle business. The owner of a canning factory wants to buy all the remaining cattle cheap. He plans to ruin the cattlemen's plans to ship water by train and to seed the clouds for rain. Roy is sent by a packing house to investigate.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-15
Popularity:
Captive of Billy the Kid
1952-01-21
Captive of Billy the Kid
Overview: Five people have a part of a map leading to Billy the Kid's treasure. When one of them is killed, Rocky Lane has a plan to find the killer.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-01-21
Popularity:
April Showers
1948-03-27
April Showers
Overview: A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling act is going nowhere, they're almost broke and they have to do something to get them back on top or they'll really be in trouble. They decide to put their young son in the act in hopes of attracting some new attention. The boy turns out to be a major talent, audiences love him and the act is on its way to the top. That's when an organization whose purpose is to stop children from performing on stage shows up, and they're dead set on breaking up the act.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-27
Popularity:
Tucson
1949-04-27
Tucson
Overview: The story of Andy Bryant, a University of Arizona student whose grades suffer because of his preoccupation with an upcoming intercollegiate rodeo. Andy's father is more interested in embarrassing a rival at the rodeo than he is with his son's academic progress. When his lack of focus nearly causes a tragic accident in the university chemistry lab, Andy decides to hunker down and study.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-27
Popularity:
Heart of the Rockies
1951-03-29
Heart of the Rockies
Overview: Roy is put in charge of a highway construction project. A rancher tries to stop Roy from putting a highway across his land because he fears that the authorities are going to discover the unscrupulous manner in which he got it.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-29
Popularity:
Ride a Violent Mile
1957-11-24
Ride a Violent Mile
Overview: A cowboy stampedes a Rebel plot with a Union spy posing as a dance-hall girl.
Genres: Western War Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-24
Popularity:
Street Bandits
1951-11-09
Street Bandits
Overview: A lawyer (Robert Clarke) defends a slot-machine king, and his bride (Penny Edwards) and partner (Ross Ford) don't like it.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-09
Popularity: