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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Melville Baker
In Theaters:12/1/1939
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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