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  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
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    70 min | Comedy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
Approved
70 min | Comedy

Brooklyn residents Joe Turp (William Gargan) and his wife, Ethel (Ann Sothern), travel to Washington D. C. to call on the US President (Lewis Stone)to make a pleas on the behalf of their mailman, Jim (Walter Brennan), is who about to be ...See moreBrooklyn residents Joe Turp (William Gargan) and his wife, Ethel (Ann Sothern), travel to Washington D. C. to call on the US President (Lewis Stone)to make a pleas on the behalf of their mailman, Jim (Walter Brennan), is who about to be sacked for illegally opening and destroying a letter. Written by Les Adams See less
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Melville Baker | Damon Runyon (story "A Call on the President")
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Updated Dec 1, 1939

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Dec 1, 1939 (United States)

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