Penny Edwards

Born: 1928-08-24

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."


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Pony Soldier

as Emerald Neeley
Released: 1952-04-01

Duncan MacDonald, a 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie, has to escort a group of Cree Indians...

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Powder River

as Debbie Allen
Released: 1953-06-17

Ex-marshal Chino Bull has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner is shot dead. Chino...

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Woman in the Dark

as Anna Reichardt
Released: 1952-11-15

A pastry-shop girl (Penny Edwards) sees a priest's (Ross Elliott) and a lawyer's (Rick Vallin)...

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The Dalton Girls

as Columbine Dalton
Released: 1957-12-01

Female relatives of the infamous Dalton gang carry on the family tradition.

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Spoilers of the Plains

as Frankie Manning
Released: 1951-02-02

An experimental weather satellite and a missile base are at stake when Roy discovers foreign...

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Captive of Billy the Kid

as Nancy McCreary
Released: 1952-01-21

Five people have a part of a map leading to Billy the Kid's treasure. When one of them is...

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The Wild Blue Yonder

as Connie Hudson
Released: 1951-12-05

Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In...

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Million Dollar Pursuit

as Ronnie LaVerne
Released: 1951-05-30

A petty thief schemes a big score when he plans an armored car robbery.

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Utah Wagon Train

as Nancy Bonner
Released: 1951-10-14

Rancher Rex Allen receives a summons from his uncle. an old time frontiersman, that he is in...

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Missing Women

as Claudia Rankin
Released: 1951-02-23

A woman becomes desperate to find a pair of car thieves after her husband -- while on their...

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In Old Amarillo

as Madge Adams
Released: 1951-05-15

A drought is about to end the cattle business. The owner of a canning factory wants to buy all...

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That Hagen Girl

as Christine Delaney
Released: 1947-11-01

Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has...

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Sunset in the West

as Dixie Osborne
Released: 1950-09-25

Roy puts a stop to gun smuggling.

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Trail of Robin Hood

as Toby Aldridge
Released: 1950-12-15

Retired actor Jack Holt is raising Christmas trees for sale at a cost which permits every family...

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April Showers

as Chorine (uncredited)
Released: 1948-03-27

A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling...

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Heart of the Rockies

as June Willard
Released: 1951-03-29

Roy is put in charge of a highway construction project. A rancher tries to stop Roy from putting...

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Two Guys from Texas

as Maggie Reed
Released: 1948-08-27

Two vaudevillians on the run from crooks try to pass themselves off as cowboys.

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North of the Great Divide

as Ann Keith
Released: 1950-11-15

An Indian agent comes to the rescue when a local tribe's fishing rights are threatened by a...

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Tucson

as Laurie Sherman
Released: 1949-04-27

The story of Andy Bryant, a University of Arizona student whose grades suffer because of his...

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Ride a Violent Mile

as Susan Crowley
Released: 1957-11-24

A cowboy stampedes a Rebel plot with a Union spy posing as a dance-hall girl.

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Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

as Libby Mathews
Released: 1948-06-01

A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Secretary
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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