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The Great McGinty: Full Cast & Crew 1940 Comedy
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 honesty brought him down in a flashback. As a young man, McGinty joins a crooked political boss and rises from extortionist to alderman. Urged by the boss to marry his secretary to give respectability to his run for mayor, McGinty agrees -- only to fall in love with his wife and decide to do an honest thing for once in his life. Released: Aug 15, 1940 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Preston Sturges Director, Writer Brian Donlevy Daniel 'Dan' McGinty Actor Muriel Angelus Catherine McGinty Actor Akim Tamiroff The Boss Actor Allyn Joslyn George Actor William Demarest The Politician Actor Louis Jean Heydt Tommy Thompson Actor Arthur Hoyt Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast Actor Harry Rosenthal Louie Actor Libby Taylor Bessy Actor Steffi Duna The Dancing Girl Actor Esther Howard Madame Juliette La Jolla Actor Dewey Robinson Benny Felgman Actor Richard Carle Dr. Jarvis Actor Byron Foulger Governor's secretary Actor Emory Parnell Policeman at soup kitchen Actor Victor Potel Cook Actor Harry Hayden Poll watcher at barber shop Actor Robert Warwick Opposition speaker Actor Sheila Sheldon Catherine's Girl (Age 11), Catherine's Boy (Age 4) Actor, Actor Paul Jones Producer Friedrich Hollaender Original Music John Leipold Original Music William C. Mellor Cinematographer Hugh Bennett Film Editing Hans Dreier Art Director A. Earl Hedrick Art Director A.E. Freudeman Set Decoration Edith Head Costume Design