Just Around the Corner

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Just Around the Corner

G

1938

1h 10m

Musical

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During the Great Depression, young Penny Hale (Shirley Temple) lives with her once-successful father (Charles Farrell) in a hotel where he works as a janitor in order to scrape by. Their humble life inspires wide-eyed Penny to concoct a precocious scheme. Befriending a wealthy but cranky older man (Claude Gillingwater Sr.), she convinces him to do his best to help the country by creating jobs and, in the process, getting her father back on his feet.

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Renee Schonfeld

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Light-hearted Shirley Temple fairy tale set in Depression.

Rated: 4/5

May 23, 2013

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Dennis Schwartz

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The tepid melodrama doesn't work, but there's charm in perky Shirley's performance and her bouncy musical numbers with Bill Robinson.

Rated: C+

May 30, 2009

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love all her moives wish i owned them all

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Classic movies are too cute! Shows how far Hollywood has come!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

My all time favourite Shirley Temple film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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The best part about this is Temple's feud with the spoiled rich kid. Other than that it's really one of her worst.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Not one of Shirley Temple's best, but it is still entertaining and enjoyable. The musical numbers for the most part are not very memorable, but the "Walk in the Rain" number is great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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This was one of the more mediocre Shirley Temple movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Irving Cummings

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Shirley Temple

Penny Hale

Joan Davis

Kitty

Charles Farrell

Jeff Hale

Amanda Duff

Lola Ramsby

Bill Robinson

Cpl. Jones

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During the Great Depression, young Penny Hale (Shirley Temple) lives with her once-successful father (Charles Farrell) in a hotel where he works as a janitor in order to scrape by. Their humble life inspires wide-eyed Penny to concoct a precocious scheme. Befriending a wealthy but cranky older man (Claude Gillingwater Sr.), she convinces him to do his best to help the country by creating jobs and, in the process, getting her father back on his feet.

Director: Irving Cummings
Producer: Darryl F Zanuck
Rating: G
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 10m

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