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The Great McGinty
1h 22min
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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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Original Title
The Great McGinty
Runtime (Duration)
1h 22min
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Critics & Audience Score
5.7
Total Votes
78
Release Year
1940
Country
United States of America
Casting
Actors

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
Mary Thomas
Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 6
Drew Roddy
Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 9
Sheila Sheldon
Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 11
George Anderson
Charlie - Cashier (uncredited)

Sylvia Andrew
Bit Role (uncredited)

William Benedict
Farm Boy (uncredited)

Sammy Blum
Bartender (uncredited)

Richard Carle
Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy
Detective (uncredited)
Pauline Drake
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

William Edmunds
Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

Betty Farrington
Bit Role (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Duke Green
Double (uncredited)
Crew

Preston Sturges
DIRECTOR

Preston Sturges
WRITER

Friedrich Hollaender
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

William LeBaron
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Buddy G. DeSylva
PRODUCER

William C. Mellor
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Hans Dreier
ART DIRECTION
Hugh Bennett
EDITOR
A. E. Freudeman
SET DECORATION
A. Earl Hedrick
ART DIRECTION

Edith Head
COSTUME DESIGN
Frank Thayer
MAKEUP ARTIST
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