United States / Jul 24, 1940 / NR / Portland, Oregon
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| Harry Hayden | Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited) |
| Lorimer Johnston | Old Crack-Pot (uncredited) |
| Charles McAvoy | Guard (uncredited) |
| Wanda McKay | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| George Melford | Senior Senator (uncredited) |
| Charles R. Moore | McGinty's Valet (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Saloon Extra (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | Ugly Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited) |
| Enrique Orona | Libertad, Mexican Boy (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell | Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited) |
| Jean Phillips | New Manicurist (uncredited) |
| Victor Potel | Cook (uncredited) |
| C.L. Sherwood | Guard at Jail (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Mike - Cop (uncredited) |
| Walter Soderling | Election Official at Laundry (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited) |
| Kay Stewart | First Manicurist (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Vernon | Voting Registrar (uncredited) |
| Bess Wade | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Robert Warwick | Opposition Speaker (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Great McGinty |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Pусский |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 1 agosto 1940 |
| Executive producer | William LeBaron |
| Production | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| Writer | Preston Sturges |
| Editing | Hugh Bennett |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Assistant directors | Preston Sturges |
| Camera operators | William C. Mellor |
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| Additional photography | William C. Mellor |
| Production design | A. Earl Hedrick, A. E. Freudeman, Hans Dreier |
| Art direction | A. Earl Hedrick, Hans Dreier, A. E. Freudeman |
| Set decoration | A. E. Freudeman, A. Earl Hedrick, Hans Dreier |
| Music | Friedrich Hollaender |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender |
| Costume design | Edith Head, Frank Thayer |
| Makeup | Frank Thayer, Edith Head |
| Hairstyling | Edith Head, Frank Thayer |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Aug 01, 1940
Theatrical release
United States / Aug 23, 1940
France / Jan 25, 1950
Physical media
France / Nov 19, 2008 / DVD
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