Just Across the Street

79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Just Across the Street is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Ann Sheridan, John Lund and Cecil Kellaway.^[1] It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plot

Henrietta applies for a job as a social secretary for the wealthy Medford family, and while at their residence is mistaken for the spoiled daughter of the house by a young plumber. Rejected for a job at the house, she instead is employed as secretary by Fred the plumber who still thinks she is a rich girl, but believes she wants to do something useful in this life. As she is attracted by Fred, Henrietta keeps up this façade, even to the point of letting him drive her home to the wealthy section of town, only to then catch the bus to her real home. Further complications ensue when both Mr. Medford and his wife believe that the other is having a secret affair with Henrietta and Fred, respectively.

Cast

• Ann Sheridan as Henrietta Smith
• John Lund as Fred Newcombe
• Robert Keith as Walter Medford
• Cecil Kellaway as Pop Smith
• Harvey Lembeck as Al
• Natalie Schafer as Gertrude Medford
• Alan Mowbray as Davis
• Billie Bird as Pearl
• George Eldredge as John Ballanger

References

Bibliography

• Daniel Bubbeo. The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, with Filmographies for Each. McFarland, 2001.

External links

• Just Across the Street at IMDb
• Just Across the Street at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Just Across the Street at the TCM Movie Database