The Great McGinty (1940)

"It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..!"Movie
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The Great McGinty
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StarringBrian DonlevyMuriel AngelusAkim Tamiroff
DirectorPreston Sturges
WriterPreston Sturges
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NR 1 hr 22 minAug 23rd, 1940Comedy
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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...

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 23rd, 1940
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:William LeBaron
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures
The Great McGinty on the Web:WikiData
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The Great McGinty Quotes

Comedy That Will Make You Laugh

Taglines: HE'LL TAKE YOU...and MAKE YOU LAUGH!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Two-Fisted Fun and Laughter Await

Taglines: It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin fool gives you laughter of a lifetime...!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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