Film

The Great McGinty

1940 · 1h 22m · Comedy

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

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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...

Brian Donlevy

Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

Muriel Angelus

Catharine McGinty

Akim Tamiroff

The Boss

Allyn Joslyn

George

William Demarest

Skeeters - The Politician

Louis Jean Heydt

Tommy Thompson

Harry Rosenthal

Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard

Arthur Hoyt

Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast

Libby Taylor

Bessy - The Maid

Thurston Hall

Mr. Maxwell

Steffi Duna

The Dancing Girl

Esther Howard

Madame Juliette La Jolla

Frank Moran

The Boss' Chauffeur

Jimmy Conlin

The Lookout - At Felgman's

Dewey Robinson

Benny Felgman

Donnie Kerr

Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 4

• Preston SturgesDirector · Writer
• Buddy G. DeSylvaProducer
• William LeBaronExecutive Producer
• William C. MellorDirector of Photography
• Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
• Hugh BennettEditor

The Great McGinty (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

August 1, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy

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