

The Great McGinty
It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..!
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...
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1940-08-01
Runtime:
1h 22m
Director:
Preston Sturges
Writer:
Preston Sturges
Top Cast

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
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