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English. Budget. $350,000. The Great McGinty is a 1940 American political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and (in her final screen appearance) Muriel Angelus.
A Depression-era bum becomes a crooked politician and a reform mayor in this satire by Preston Sturges. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and features Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, and Akim Tamiroff.
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- Comedy
- Preston Sturges
- 1940-08-23
A comedy drama about a hobo who becomes a corrupt mayor with the help of a crooked boss. Learn more about the cast, crew, awards, trivia and watch the trailer and clips of this classic film.
The Great McGinty. In a dive south of the border, bartender Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy) stops a young man from committing suicide after a moment of dishonesty, and relates how a moment of...
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- Brian Donlevy
- Preston Sturges
- Comedy
101K subscribers. 8. 1.7K views 3 years ago. The original trailer of The Great McGinty directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff and Allyn Joslyn....
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A comedy film about a hobo who rises to become a corrupt politician and a governor, but faces a dilemma when he falls in love with his wife. The plot is told in flashback by a bartender in a seedy club in a banana republic.
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The Great McGinty is a 1940 American political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and Muriel Angelus. It was Sturges's first film as a director; he sold the story to Paramount Pictures for just $10 on condition he direct the film.