The Great McGinty

1940, comedy

82 minutes

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"...

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Cast

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

Muriel Angelus

Catharine McGinty

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

The Boss

Allyn Joslyn

Allyn Joslyn

George

William Demarest

William Demarest

Skeeters - The Politician

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Tommy Thompson

Harry Rosenthal

Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast

Libby Taylor

Bessy - The Maid

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Mr. Maxwell

Steffi Duna

Steffi Duna

The Dancing Girl

Esther Howard

Esther Howard

Madame Juliette La Jolla

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

The Boss' Chauffeur

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

The Lookout - At Felgman's

Dewey Robinson

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

William Benedict

Farm Boy (uncredited)

Sammy Blum

Bartender (uncredited)

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

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

Ed Cassidy

Ed Cassidy

Detective (uncredited)

Pauline Drake

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Bit Role (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Governor's Secretary (uncredited)

Duke Green

Double (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited)

Lorimer Johnston

Lorimer Johnston

Old Crack-Pot (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Guard (uncredited)

Wanda McKay

Wanda McKay

Bit Role (uncredited)

George Melford

George Melford

Senior Senator (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

McGinty's Valet (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Saloon Extra (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

Ugly Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited)

Enrique Orona

Libertad, Mexican Boy (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)

Jean Phillips

New Manicurist (uncredited)

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Cook (uncredited)

C.L. Sherwood

Guard at Jail (uncredited)

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Mike - Cop (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Election Official at Laundry (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited)

Kay Stewart

First Manicurist (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Voting Registrar (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Bit Role (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Opposition Speaker (uncredited)

Pat West

Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Hans Dreier

Art direction

A. Earl Hedrick

Art direction

A. E. Freudeman

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume design

Frank Thayer

Makeup artist

Directing

Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges

Director

Editing

Hugh Bennett

Editor

Production

William LeBaron

Executive producer

Buddy G. DeSylva

Producer

Sound

Friedrich Hollaender

Friedrich Hollaender

Original music composer

Writing

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