The Great McGinty
1940 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 7.0
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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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-08-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (78 votes)
Themes
- politics
- great depression
- black and white
- depression era
- banana republic
- hobo
- election fraud
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1941
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1941 · nominated
Cast & crew
Brian Donlevy
as Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
Muriel Angelus
as Catharine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff
as The Boss
Allyn Joslyn
as George
William Demarest
as Skeeters - The Politician
Louis Jean Heydt
as Tommy Thompson
Harry Rosenthal
as Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard
Arthur Hoyt
as Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast
Libby Taylor
as Bessy - The Maid
Thurston Hall
as Mr. Maxwell
Directed by Preston Sturges