The Great McGinty

Name: The Great McGinty
Released: 1940-08-01
Rating: 6.938

6.9/10 (80)

·1940· 82 min

Director: Preston Sturges

"It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..!"

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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Cast

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

In brief

The Great McGinty (1940) is a comedy film. With an average rating of 6.9/10 from 80 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 22min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The Great McGinty runs 82 minutes (1h 22min).

What rating does The Great McGinty have?

The Great McGinty has an average rating of 6.9/10 based on 80 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The Great McGinty was released in 1940.