Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939 film directed by Robert B. Sinclair

December 1, 1939 (1939-12-01)

Running time

70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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] It was released on December 1, 1939, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Brooklynites Ethel and Joe Turp visit Washington, D.C. to petition the president to pardon their mailman Jim, 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
Louis Jean Heydt as Dr. Standish (uncredited)
Tim Davis as Jackie (uncredited)^[3]

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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
^ Tim Davis filmography. American Film Institute.