The Great McGinty
1940·Movie·
·1h 22min
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About
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...
DNA
- Genres
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersCorruption Of PowerPolitical IntrigueRise And Fall Of PowerMorality In Politics
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersRise To FamePolitical SatirePolitical SchemingMoral DilemmasUnlikely Rise To PowerElection Rigging
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- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Preston Sturges, William C. Mellor
Written by:
Preston Sturges
Produced by:
Buddy G. DeSylva, William LeBaron
Composed by:
Friedrich Hollaender
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