Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Damon Runyan's Gay American Story!

Duration: 70 min
Release date: 1939-12-01
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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.

Comedy

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

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Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
as Ethel Turp
William Gargan
William Gargan
as Joe Turp
Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
as The President
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
as Jim
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
as Kitty Crusper
Tom Neal
Tom Neal
as Johnny Crusper
James Bush
James Bush
as Henry Crusper
Don Costello
Don Costello
as Fred
Muriel Hutchison
Muriel Hutchison
as Francine La Vaughn / Jennie
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
as Parker
Aldrich Bowker
Aldrich Bowker
as Mike O'Brien
Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton
as Bishop Bannon
Al Shean
Al Shean
as Father Reicher
E. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
as Father Reilly
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Pat Donegan
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
as Mr. Graves
Cliff Clark
Cliff Clark
as Garage Owner
Paul Everton
Paul Everton
as Senator
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
as Cabinet Member
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
as Bishop
Walter Kohner
Walter Kohner
as Adolf Hitler (Voice)
Patsy Allen
Patsy Allen
as Ethel as a Child
Tommy Baker
Tommy Baker
as Joe as a Child
Tommy Bupp
Tommy Bupp
as Tommy Perkins
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
as George, Policeman
James Flavin
James Flavin
as Policeman
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Policeman
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
as Policeman
Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
as Bill
Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington
as Mrs. Smith
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
as Mr. Smith
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
as Mrs. O'Leary
Larry Harris
Larry Harris
as Tim
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
as Dr. Standish
Ann Teeman
Ann Teeman
as Mrs. Standish
Forbes Murray
Forbes Murray
as Dr. Walton
George Rosener
George Rosener
as Mr. Belknap
David Holt
David Holt
as Fred
Lon McCallister
Lon McCallister
as Johnny
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
as Neighbor
Verna Felton
Verna Felton
as Neighbor
Dixie Dean
Dixie Dean
as Neighbor
Edward McWade
Edward McWade
as Neighbor
Harry Semels
Harry Semels
as Neighbor
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
as Gossiper
Jessie Arnold
Jessie Arnold
as Gossiper
Margaret Bert
Margaret Bert
as Gossiper
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Baseball Fan
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
as Baseball Fan
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
as Man in the White House
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
as Man in the White House
Roger McGee
Roger McGee
as Boy
Johnny Walsh
Johnny Walsh
as Boy
Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman
as Attendee at Dance
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
as Postal Inspector
Lee Prather
Lee Prather
as Inspector
Boyd Gilbert
Boyd Gilbert
as Interpreter
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