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Penelope is a 1966 American comedy caper film directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Natalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Peter Falk, Jonathan Winters, and Dick Shawn. George Wells' screenplay was based on the 1965 novel of the same title, written by Howard Melvin Fast under the pseudonym E.V. Cunningham.
Penelope: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With Natalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Dick Shawn, Peter Falk. Comedy about a flighty, bored, kleptomaniac wife of a banker who robs her husband's bank of $60,000.
When Penelope (Natalie Wood) gets married to banker James Elcott (Ian Bannen), she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank while in...
- Comedy
Based on a novel by Howard Fast (written under the pen name of E.V. Cunningham), Penelope (1966) is a caper comedy about the neglected wife of a banker who disguises herself as an old lady and robs her husband's bank in an effort to get his attention.
Overview. When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix, he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her.
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Comedy about a flighty, bored, kleptomaniac wife of a banker who robs her husband's bank of $60,000. When James (Ian Bannen) met Penelope (Natalie Wood) at a club, it took all of three weeks before they were married.
