CinemaOSMovie · 1940 · 1h 22m · NR
The Great McGinty

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

70%(81)IMDbComedy

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...

Directed byPreston Sturges

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
August 1, 1940
Studios
Paramount Pictures

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The Great McGinty (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

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

Creative team
Directed by
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Written by
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Produced by
Buddy G. DeSylva

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