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The Great McGinty (1940)

It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Preston Sturges

Synopsis

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...

Actors

Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
Muriel Angelus
Muriel Angelus
Catharine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
The Boss
Allyn Joslyn
Allyn Joslyn
George
William Demarest
William Demarest
Skeeters - The Politician
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
Tommy Thompson
Harry Rosenthal
Harry Rosenthal
Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast
Libby Taylor
Libby Taylor
Bessy - The Maid
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Mr. Maxwell
Steffi Duna
Steffi Duna
The Dancing Girl
Esther Howard
Esther Howard
Madame Juliette La Jolla
Frank Moran
Frank Moran
The Boss' Chauffeur
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
The Lookout - At Felgman's
Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson
Benny Felgman
Donnie Kerr
Donnie Kerr
Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 4
Mary Thomas
Mary Thomas
Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 6
Drew Roddy
Drew Roddy
Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 9
Sheila Sheldon
Sheila Sheldon
Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 11
George Anderson
George Anderson
Charlie - Cashier (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
Sylvia Andrew
Bit Role (uncredited)
William Benedict
William Benedict
Farm Boy (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
Sammy Blum
Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Carle
Richard Carle
Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy
Ed Cassidy
Detective (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
Pauline Drake
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
William Edmunds
William Edmunds
Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington
Bit Role (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Duke Green
Duke Green
Double (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited)
Lorimer Johnston
Lorimer Johnston
Old Crack-Pot (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Charles McAvoy
Guard (uncredited)
Wanda McKay
Wanda McKay
Bit Role (uncredited)
George Melford
George Melford
Senior Senator (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Saloon Extra (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
Ugly Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited)
Enrique Orona
Enrique Orona
Libertad, Mexican Boy (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Jean Phillips
Jean Phillips
New Manicurist (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Victor Potel
Cook (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
C.L. Sherwood
Guard at Jail (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
Mike - Cop (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
Election Official at Laundry (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited)
Kay Stewart
Kay Stewart
First Manicurist (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon
Voting Registrar (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Bess Wade
Bit Role (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
Opposition Speaker (uncredited)
Pat West
Pat West
Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman (uncredited)

Crews

Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Director
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Writer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
William LeBaron
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Hugh Bennett
Hugh Bennett
Editor
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
A. Earl Hedrick
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
A. E. Freudeman
A. E. Freudeman
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Friedrich Hollaender
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Frank Thayer
Frank Thayer
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

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