The Great McGinty
1940·United States·78 min.
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Writer-director Preston Sturges first film tells of the rise and fall of Dan McGinty which begins when he endears himself to the political machine by voting 37 times in a single election: his spectacular career ends as a bartender in a banana republic. In between, he is pushed by a ruthless political boss into the governor's chair as the stooge to end all stooges.
DirectorPreston Sturges
ScreenwriterPreston Sturges
MusicFriedrich Hollaender
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
CastBrian Donlevy·Muriel Angelus·Akim Tamiroff·Allyn Joslyn·William Demarest·Louis Jean Heydt·Harry Rosenthal·Arthur Hoyt
Original titleThe Great McGinty