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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Damon Runyan's Gay American Story!

Genres

Comedy

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Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead their mailman's case to the President himself.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

01 December 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Ethel Turp

William Gargan

William Gargan

Joe Turp

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

The President

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Jim

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Kitty Crusper

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Johnny Crusper

James Bush

James Bush

Henry Crusper

Don Costello

Don Costello

Fred

Muriel Hutchison

Muriel Hutchison

Francine La Vaughn / Jennie

Jack Norton

Jack Norton

Parker

Aldrich Bowker

Aldrich Bowker

Mike O'Brien

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Bishop Bannon

Al Shean

Al Shean

Father Reicher

E. Alyn Warren

E. Alyn Warren

Father Reilly

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Pat Donegan

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Mr. Graves

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Garage Owner

Paul Everton

Paul Everton

Senator

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Cabinet Member

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Bishop

Walter Kohner

Walter Kohner

Adolf Hitler (Voice)

Patsy Allen

Patsy Allen

Ethel as a Child

Tommy Baker

Tommy Baker

Joe as a Child

Tommy Bupp

Tommy Bupp

Tommy Perkins

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

George, Policeman

James Flavin

James Flavin

Policeman

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Policeman

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Policeman

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Bill

Betty Farrington

Betty Farrington

Mrs. Smith

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Mr. Smith

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mrs. O'Leary

Larry Harris

Larry Harris

Tim

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Dr. Standish

Ann Teeman

Ann Teeman

Mrs. Standish

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Dr. Walton

George Rosener

George Rosener

Mr. Belknap

David Holt

David Holt

Fred

Lon McCallister

Lon McCallister

Johnny

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Neighbor

Verna Felton

Verna Felton

Neighbor

Dixie Dean

Dixie Dean

Neighbor

Edward McWade

Edward McWade

Neighbor

Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Neighbor

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Gossiper

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

Gossiper

Margaret Bert

Margaret Bert

Gossiper

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Baseball Fan

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Baseball Fan

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Man in the White House

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Man in the White House

Roger McGee

Roger McGee

Boy

Johnny Walsh

Johnny Walsh

Boy

Abner Biberman

Abner Biberman

Attendee at Dance

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Postal Inspector

Lee Prather

Lee Prather

Inspector

Boyd Gilbert

Boyd Gilbert

Interpreter

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