Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner1938

Stars: Shirley Temple, Joan Davis, Charles Farrell, Amanda Duff
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 70 minutes

Just Around the Corner is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings. The screenplay by Ethel Hill, Darrell Ware, and J. P. McEvoy was based on the novel Lucky Penny by Paul Gerard Smith. The film focuses on the tribulations of… more »



Penny Hale:
Why is everything so mixed up?

Jeff Hale:
Well, maybe this picture will help you understand. [showing her a political cartoon of Uncle Sam in the newspaper] You see all these people? They're all pulling on this one poor fellow.

Penny Hale:
What has he done?

Jeff Hale:
He's done everything he can, and it still isn't enough. He gives and he gives, and he tries to make everything right.

Penny Hale:
Is he the president?

Jeff Hale:
He's greater than the president. He's the most important man in the whole country, maybe in the world.

Penny Hale:
Why doesn't somebody try to help Uncle Sam instead of pulling on him?

Jeff Hale:
Lots of us try.

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