The tepid melodrama doesn't work, but there's charm in perky Shirley's performance and her bouncy musical numbers with Bill Robinson.
Just Around the Corner (1938)
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Rotten:1
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Runtime: 71 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: After losing his money during the depression, Shirley's down-and-out father becomes a maintenance man. But poverty doesn't dim Shirley's spirits and before long she becomes fast friends with the... After losing his money during the depression, Shirley's down-and-out father becomes a maintenance man. But poverty doesn't dim Shirley's spirits and before long she becomes fast friends with the local millionaire, who, of course, comes to the family's rescue. [More]
Starring: Shirley Temple, Joan Davis, Bill Robinson, Bert Lahr
Starring: Shirley Temple, Joan Davis, Bill Robinson, Bert Lahr, Charles Farrell, Franklin Pangborn, Amanda Duff, Cora Witherspoon, Claude Gillingwater
Director: Irving Cummings
Director: Irving Cummings
Producer: David Hempstead, Darryl F. Zanuck
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