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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
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Quaint and sentimental story about getting the President to right an injustice. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ann Sothern | ... | Ethel Turp | |
| Lewis Stone | ... | The President | |
| Walter Brennan | ... | Jim | |
| William Gargan | ... | Joe Turp | |
| Marsha Hunt | ... | Kitty Crusper | |
| Tom Neal | ... | Johnny Crusper | |
| James Bush | ... | Henry Crusper | |
| Don Costello | ... | Fred | |
| Muriel Hutchison | ... | Francine La Vaughn aka Jennie | |
| Jack Norton | ... | Parker | |
| Aldrich Bowker | ... | Mike O'Brien | |
| Frederick Burton | ... | Bishop Bannon | |
| Al Shean | ... | Father Reicher | |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Pat Donegan | |
| Cliff Clark | ... | Garage Owner |
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I saw this movie only once -- as a boy. It was a long time ago, and I have often reflected on it, for I was immediately struck then by the way in which the movie, against the backdrop of the Oval Office and the weighty matters of State, portrays an ordinary man and wife. They are, of course, beset with their own everyday trials and tribulations and partake of the common household petulance married folk practice against each other every day -- even though in the White House. I didn't know it then, but these ordinary citizens in their ordinary garbs and demeanors contrast to the more formal and staid affairs of the Presidency was an instance of irony. I laughed then at these juxtapositions; the scenario was funny. The business that brings this couple to seek the aid of the President, however, was sad. Their neighborhood mail carrier had lost his job because he had presumed to withhold a registered letter from one of the residents on his route. The reason he withholds the letter involves issues of the heart. He cared for this resident, a woman he had once loved -- perhaps still does. The letter contained news about the woman's son, who was a constant source of grief for her. Knowing the news was bad, the mail carrier destroys the letter and loses his job. Joe and Ethel Turp then call on the President to set things right. I'd like to see this movie again and hope that some day it will come out on DVD or video tape. Ah, well . . .