Turnabout
A model man was he... until the stork made a mistake!
1940 | 83m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Hal Roach |
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| Writer: | Mickell Novack, Berne Giler, John McClain |
| Staring: |
| Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants their wish and they wind up living each other's life. | |
| Release Date: | May 17, 1940 |
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| Director: | Hal Roach |
| Writer: | Mickell Novack, Berne Giler, John McClain |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy |
| Keywords | body-swap, wish fulfillment, advertising agency, business deal, modeling shoot, body switch, animate statue, three wives, bickering couple, talking statue, marital issues, workplace environment |
| Production Companies | Hal Roach Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Adolphe Menjou | Phil Manning |
| Carole Landis | Sally Willows |
| John Hubbard | Tim Willows |
| William Gargan | Joel Clare |
| Verree Teasdale | Laura Bannister |
| Mary Astor | Marion Manning |
| Donald Meek | Henry, the Valet |
| Joyce Compton | Irene Clare |
| Inez Courtney | Miss Edwards |
| Franklin Pangborn | Mr. Pingboom |
| Marjorie Main | Nora, the Cook |
| Berton Churchill | Julian Marlowe |
| Margaret Roach | Dixie Gale |
| Ray Turner | Mose |
| Norman Budd | Jimmy |
| Polly Ann Young | Miss Gertie Twill |
| Eleanor Riley | Lorraine |
| Murray Alper | Doc, the Masseur |
| Miki Morita | Ito |
| Yolande Donlan | Marie, the Maid (as Yolande Mollot) |
| Georges Renavent | Mr. Ram (as George Renavent) |
| Peter Adams | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Ward Arnold | Employee (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Chester Clute | Briggs (uncredited) |
| Hal Cooke | Copyrighter (uncredited) |
| John Davidson | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Dugan | Bathing Model (uncredited) |
| Jack Egan | Photographer's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Joe Hartman | Model (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Gwen Kenyon | Model (uncredited) |
| Wright Kramer | Dr. Brown (uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Man in Outer Office (uncredited) |
| Jerry Mandy | Remisoff - First Photograper (uncredited) |
| Buddy Messinger | Elevator Boy (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Harold Minjir | Pet Shop Clerk (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Photographer's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Frances Morris | Marlowe's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Carter (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| Elsa Peterson | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Rebel Randall | Model (uncredited) |
| Jack Rice | Second Photographer (uncredited) |
| Louise Ritchie | Maid (uncredited) |
| Marshall Ruth | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Gwen Seager | Dress Model (uncredited) |
| Mildred Sellers | Model (uncredited) |
| Robert 'Buddy' Shaw | Second Clerk (uncredited) |
| Carlie Taylor | Photographer's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Russell Wade | Officer Worker in Corridor (uncredited) |
| Larry Wheat | Meek Man in Outer Office (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hal Roach | Director |
| Mickell Novack | Screenplay |
| Berne Giler | Screenplay |
| John McClain | Screenplay |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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