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The Great McGinty

69.17% | Aug 01, 1940
Comedy

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...

Top Billed Cast

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Brian Donlevy
Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
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Muriel Angelus
Catharine McGinty
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Akim Tamiroff
The Boss
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William Demarest
Skeeters - The Politician

Featured Crew

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William LeBaron
Executive Producer
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Preston Sturges
Director
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A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
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A. E. Freudeman
Set Decoration
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Preston Sturges
Writer
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Edith Head
Costume Design
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Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
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Hugh Bennett
Editor
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Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
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Hans Dreier
Art Direction
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William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
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Frank Thayer
Makeup Artist

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