Just Around the Corner (1938)Director:Irving Cummings |
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Just Around the Corner (1938)Director:Irving Cummings |
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| Shirley Temple | ... |
Penny
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| Joan Davis | ... |
Kitty
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| Charles Farrell | ... |
Jeff Hale
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Amanda Duff | ... |
Lola
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| Bill Robinson | ... |
Corporal Jones
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| Bert Lahr | ... |
Gus
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Franklin Pangborn | ... |
Waters
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Cora Witherspoon | ... |
Aunt Julia Ramsby
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Claude Gillingwater | ... |
Samuel G. Henshaw
(as Claude Gillingwater Sr.)
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Benny Bartlett | ... |
Milton Ramsby
(as Bennie Bartlett)
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There is such a lackluster quality about JUST AROUND THE CORNER--everything from script to performances to the songs--is below average. And Shirley is not quite as cute as the story wants her to be--clearly, she is starting to develop into a chubby preteen youngster with just a modicum of talent left over from her earlier films as a tot.
Only a couple of the songs are pleasant enough to be worth mentioning--"A Happy Little Ditty" and "A Walk in the Rain" have the kind of charm expected in a Temple musical. But staging of the numbers and overall set decoration leaves a lot to be desired. Bert Lahr and Joan Davis are on hand as a chauffeur and a maid but both are defeated by some flat one-liners. Charles Farrell is clearly past his career as a romantic leading man and is just so-so as Charlie's depressed father on the skids.
For Temple fans only--weaknesses in both script and song numbers--and not much else can be said for it. It's all very routine and quite forgettable.