Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

“Damon Runyan's Gay American Story!”

2.0

1939

1h 10m

Comedy

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.

Key Crew

Director

Robert B. Sinclair

Producers

Edgar Selwyn

Writers

Melville Baker

Cinematography

Leonard Smith

Music

David Snell

Cast (57)

Ann Sothern

Ethel Turp

William Gargan

Joe Turp

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