The Great McGinty

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(64 votes)

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...

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

82 minutes

Year:

1940

Director:

Preston Sturges

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Cast:
Brian Donlevy

Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

Muriel Angelus

Catharine McGinty

Akim Tamiroff

The Boss

Allyn Joslyn

George

William Demarest

Skeeters - The Politician

Crew:
Preston Sturges

Director

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

William LeBaron

Executive Producer

A. E. Freudeman

Set Decoration

Buddy G. DeSylva

Producer