The Great McGinty
1940 · Movie · 78 min. · United States
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.
Direction Preston Sturges
Cast Brian Donlevy · Muriel Angelus · Akim Tamiroff · Allyn Joslyn · William Demarest · Louis Jean Heydt · Harry Rosenthal · Arthur Hoyt
Soundtrack Friedrich Hollaender
Screenplay Preston Sturges
Cinematography William C. Mellor
Original title The Great McGinty
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