Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Appearance
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | |
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Directed by | Robert B. Sinclair |
Screenplay by | Melville Baker |
Story by | Damon Runyon |
Produced by | Edgar Selwyn |
Starring | Ann Sothern Lewis Stone Walter Brennan William Gargan Marsha Hunt Tom Neal |
Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
Edited by | Gene Ruggiero |
Music by | David Snell Edward Ward |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Melville Baker. The film stars Ann Sothern, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, William Gargan, Marsha Hunt and Tom Neal.[1][2] The film was released on December 1, 1939, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
Brooklynites Ethel and Joe Turp (Sothern and Gargan) pay a visit to Washington, D.C. to see The President and ask for a pardon for their mailman, Jim (Brennan), who accidentally destroyed a registered letter.[1]
Cast
- Ann Sothern as Ethel Turp
- Lewis Stone as The President
- Walter Brennan as Jim
- William Gargan as Joe Turp
- Marsha Hunt as Kitty Crusper
- Tom Neal as Johnny Crusper
- James Bush as Henry Crusper
- Don Costello as Fred
- Muriel Hutchison as Francine La Vaughn
- Jack Norton as Parker
- Aldrich Bowker as Mike O'Brien
- Frederick Burton as Bishop Bannon
- Al Shean as Father Reicher
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Pat Donegan
- Cliff Clark as Garage Owner
- Russell Hicks as Mr. Graves
- Paul Everton as Senator
- Charles Trowbridge as Cabinet Member
References
- ^ a b "Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Joe And Ethel Turp Call On The President". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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