The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
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1940
1h 22m
6.9(73 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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...

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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1 video

Cast & Crew

51 members
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Brian Donlevy

Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

Brian Donlevy
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Muriel Angelus

Catharine McGinty

Muriel Angelus
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Akim Tamiroff

The Boss

Akim Tamiroff
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Allyn Joslyn

George

Allyn Joslyn
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William Demarest

Skeeters - The Politician

William Demarest
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Louis Jean Heydt

Tommy Thompson

Louis Jean Heydt
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Harry Rosenthal

Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard

Harry Rosenthal
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Arthur Hoyt

Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast

Arthur Hoyt
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Libby Taylor

Bessy - The Maid

Libby Taylor
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Thurston Hall

Mr. Maxwell

Thurston Hall
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Steffi Duna

The Dancing Girl

Steffi Duna
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Esther Howard

Madame Juliette La Jolla

Esther Howard
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Frank Moran

The Boss' Chauffeur

Frank Moran
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Jimmy Conlin

The Lookout - At Felgman's

Jimmy Conlin
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Dewey Robinson

Benny Felgman

Dewey Robinson
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Donnie Kerr

Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 4

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Mary Thomas

Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 6

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Drew Roddy

Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 9

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Sheila Sheldon

Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 11

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George Anderson

Charlie - Cashier (uncredited)

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Sylvia Andrew

Bit Role (uncredited)

Sylvia Andrew
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William Benedict

Farm Boy (uncredited)

William Benedict
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Sammy Blum

Bartender (uncredited)

Sammy Blum
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Richard Carle

Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (uncredited)

Richard Carle
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Ed Cassidy

Detective (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy
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Pauline Drake

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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William Edmunds

Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

William Edmunds
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Betty Farrington

Bit Role (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Governor's Secretary (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
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Duke Green

Double (uncredited)

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Harry Hayden

Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
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Lorimer Johnston

Old Crack-Pot (uncredited)

Lorimer Johnston
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Charles McAvoy

Guard (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy
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Wanda McKay

Bit Role (uncredited)

Wanda McKay
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George Melford

Senior Senator (uncredited)

George Melford
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Charles R. Moore

McGinty's Valet (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore
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Bert Moorhouse

Saloon Extra (uncredited)

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Paul Newlan

Ugly Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited)

Paul Newlan
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Enrique Orona

Libertad, Mexican Boy (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
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Jean Phillips

New Manicurist (uncredited)

Jean Phillips
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Victor Potel

Cook (uncredited)

Victor Potel
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C.L. Sherwood

Guard at Jail (uncredited)

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Lee Shumway

Mike - Cop (uncredited)

Lee Shumway
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Walter Soderling

Election Official at Laundry (uncredited)

Walter Soderling
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Larry Steers

Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited)

Larry Steers
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Kay Stewart

First Manicurist (uncredited)

Kay Stewart
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Dorothy Vernon

Voting Registrar (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
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Bess Wade

Bit Role (uncredited)

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Robert Warwick

Opposition Speaker (uncredited)

Robert Warwick
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Pat West

Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman (uncredited)

Pat West

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