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The Great McGinty

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The Great McGinty
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1hr 22min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1940
Director:
Preston Sturges
Starring:
Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff  ...more
Synopsis: The moral of Preston Sturges' first directorial effort The Great McGinty seems to be: If you're a crook, stay a crook, because honesty will get ya every time. Brian Donlevy plays Dan McGinty, a Chicago hobo who is hired by local political bosses as a "professional voter", casting ballots under a variety of assumed names in various districts. McGinty chalks up $74 worth of votes, and when local ward heeler William Demarest can't pony up, McGinty takes direct action by trying to beat up The Boss ( Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
The Great McGinty was Preston Sturges's opportunity to hinder studio interference by directing one of his own screenplays. When this low-budget effort became a box-office success, Sturges suddenly found himself with the clout to make projects that were even more unusual. Brian Donlevy, not always a likable actor, shines in the title role, and his relationship with Akim Tamiroff's character, The Boss, ... Full Review
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Brian Donlevy
Dan McGinty
Muriel Angelus
Catherine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff
The Boss
Allyn Joslyn
George
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