The Great McGinty (1940)
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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Brian Donlevy
as Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
as Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
Muriel Angelus
as Catharine McGinty
as Catharine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff
as The Boss
as The Boss
Allyn Joslyn
as George
as George
William Demarest
as Skeeters - The Politician
as Skeeters - The Politician
Louis Jean Heydt
as Tommy Thompson
as Tommy Thompson
Harry Rosenthal
as Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard
as Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard
Arthur Hoyt
as Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast
as Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast
Libby Taylor
as Bessy - The Maid
as Bessy - The Maid
Thurston Hall
as Mr. Maxwell
as Mr. Maxwell
Steffi Duna
as The Dancing Girl
as The Dancing Girl
Esther Howard
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Frank Moran
as The Boss' Chauffeur
as The Boss' Chauffeur
Jimmy Conlin
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
Dewey Robinson
as Benny Felgman
as Benny Felgman
Donnie Kerr
as Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 4
as Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 4
Mary Thomas
as Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 6
as Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 6
Drew Roddy
as Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 9
as Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 9
Sheila Sheldon
as Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 11
as Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 11
George Anderson
as Charlie - Cashier (uncredited)
as Charlie - Cashier (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
William Benedict
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Carle
as Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (uncredited)
as Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
William Edmunds
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
as Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
as Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Duke Green
as Double (uncredited)
as Double (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited)
as Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited)
Lorimer Johnston
as Old Crack-Pot (uncredited)
as Old Crack-Pot (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Wanda McKay
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
George Melford
as Senior Senator (uncredited)
as Senior Senator (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
as McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
as McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
as Saloon Extra (uncredited)
as Saloon Extra (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
as Ugly Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited)
as Ugly Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited)
Enrique Orona
as Libertad, Mexican Boy (uncredited)
as Libertad, Mexican Boy (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
as Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Jean Phillips
as New Manicurist (uncredited)
as New Manicurist (uncredited)
Victor Potel
as Cook (uncredited)
as Cook (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
as Guard at Jail (uncredited)
as Guard at Jail (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
as Mike - Cop (uncredited)
as Mike - Cop (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
as Election Official at Laundry (uncredited)
as Election Official at Laundry (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited)
as Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited)
Kay Stewart
as First Manicurist (uncredited)
as First Manicurist (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
as Voting Registrar (uncredited)
as Voting Registrar (uncredited)
Bess Wade
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
as Opposition Speaker (uncredited)
as Opposition Speaker (uncredited)
Pat West
as Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
as Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
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Preston Sturges
Director
Director
Preston Sturges
Writer
Writer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
Producer
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Hugh Bennett
Editor
Editor
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Art Direction
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Art Direction
A. E. Freudeman
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Costume Design
Costume Design
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Frank Thayer
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
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