Penny and the Pownall Case is a 1948 British second feature[1] mystery film, directed by Slim Hand and starring Ralph Michael, Peggy Evans, Diana Dors and Christopher Lee.

[5] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: The film succeeds in holding one's interest from the outset, possibly because it comes straight to the point without seeking to confuse with purposeless side issues and false clues, with the result that the crime, its motives, and its consequences seem really convincing and plausible.

It is unfortunate, therefore, that in such an otherwise admirably directed production the climatic sequence in which Penny helps Carson out of a tight corner by slogging somebody with a heavy book should be so clumsily handled as to appear almost ludicrous.

Peggy Evans, as Penny, is a sparkling heroine, who not only looks extremely attractive but acts with naturalness and charm as well, except in the sequence mentioned.

Ralph Michael as Carson and Christopher Lee as Blair in their respective ways are equally good.