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Leo Penn
Director 1921 - 1998

Leo Penn

Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Leonard Francis Penn (August 27, 1921 – September 5, 1998) was an American actor and director. He was the father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn.

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7 titles
The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

Sean Penn 1995 1h 51m 6.8

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

The Wild Life

The Wild Life

Art Linson 1984 1h 36m 5.0

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

John Frankenheimer 1962 2h 27m 8.3

Birdman of Alcatraz is a film from John Frankenheimer inspired by the life of murderer Robert Stroud who while behind prison walls became internationally famous for his new found interest in birds.

The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One

Clifford Odets 1959 2h 3m 5.0

An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.

The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man

Joseph H. Lewis 1949 1h 25m 6.0

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.

Not Wanted

Not Wanted

Ida Lupino, Elmer Clifton 1949 1h 31m

After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.

Fall Guy

Fall Guy

Reginald Le Borg 1947 1h 4m

A drugged man covered in blood is picked up by police. Before the cops can get answers the man escapes in search of answers to the mystery himself.

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