Just Around the Corner

1938
G
1h 10m

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Shirley Temple, Joan Davis, Amanda Duff, Charles Farrell, Bert Lahr, and Bill Robinson in Just Around the Corner (1938)

Comedy Drama Family Music Musical Romance

Shirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum-clearance project; the little miss dances with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Based on Paul Gerard Smith's book "Lucky Penny... Read allShirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum-clearance project; the little miss dances with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Based on Paul Gerard Smith's book "Lucky Penny."Shirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum-clearance project; the little miss dances with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Based on Paul Gerard Smith's book "Lucky Penny."

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Shirley Temple

Penny Hale

Joan Davis

Kitty

Charles Farrell

Jeff Hale

Amanda Duff

Lola

Bill Robinson

Corporal Jones

Bert Lahr

Franklin Pangborn

Waters

Cora Witherspoon

Aunt Julia Ramsby

Claude Gillingwater

Samuel G. Henshaw
(as Claude Gillingwater Sr.)

Benny Bartlett

Milton Ramsby
(as Bennie Bartlett)

Brooks Benedict

Reporter
(uncredited)

Orville Caldwell

Henshaw Assistant
(uncredited)

Eddie Conrad

French Tutor
(uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Reporter
(uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Mrs. Ramsby's Card Playing Friend
(uncredited)

Jack Egger

Gang Member
(uncredited)

Mary Forbes

Miss Vincent
(uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Reporter
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This was the last of four films to pair Shirley Temple with Bill Robinson.

Goofs
When penny is asking Gus where is Borneo he says it's near Gibraltar, however, Borneo is island in Asia and Gibraltar is on Spain south coast and the approximate distance between them is 12,000km.

Quotes
Kitty: Everybody's got their troubles, Penny, even little half-pints like you. You've got a good strong chin. You keep it up no matter what happens.

Connections
Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)

Soundtracks
This Is a Happy Little Ditty
(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Spina
Lyrics by Walter Bullock
Performed by Shirley Temple, Joan Davis, Bert Lahr, and Bill Robinson

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7/10

Entertaining and Lighthearted Shirley Temple Movie

This is a pretty entertaining Shirley Temple movie. Basically, Shirley singlehandedly ends of the Great Depression. Sure, it's unrealistic, but does anyone really expect a Shirley Temple movie to be a display of stark realism? Shirley was still cute, there were good musical numbers, and a good deal of funny scenes (aka run-ins with Mr. Waters). It's not a serious movie; it's just plain fun.