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The Great McGinty

Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.

Director

Preston Sturges

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total

Dan McGinty

Catherine McGinty

The Boss

George

Skeeters - The Politician

William Demarest

Tommy Thompson

Louis Jean Heydt

Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard

Harry Rosenthal

Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast

Bessy - The Colored Maid

Mr. Maxwell

The Dancing Girl

Madame Juliette La Jolla

The Boss' Chauffeur

The Lookout - At Felgman's

Benny Felgman

Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 4

Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 6

Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 9

Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 11

Charlie - Cashier

George Anderson

Bit Role

Farm Boy

William 'Billy' Benedict

Bartender

Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina

Detective

Switchboard Operator

Poll Watcher at Gymnasium

William Edmunds

Bit Role

Betty Farrington

Governor's Secretary

Double

Poll Watcher at Barber Shop

Old Crackpot

Lorimer Johnston

Guard

Bit Role

Senior Senator

McGinty's Valet

Charles R. Moore

Saloon Extra

Prisoner Demanding Quiet

Libertad - Mexican Boy

Policeman at Soup Kitchen

New Manicurist

Cook

Guard at Jail

Mike - Cop

Poll Watcher at Laundry

Walter Soderling

Guest at Election Celebration

First Manicurist

Voting Registrar

Bit Role

Opposition Speaker

Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman

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Dan Mcginty The Boss

Tommy. - The Great McGinty

You don't feel so good tonight, Tommy,
yeah? - The Great McGinty

You don't feel so good tonight, Tommy, yeah?

That's right. Don't lose any of it. - The Great McGinty

That's right. Don't lose any of it.

You feel bad, huh? - The Great McGinty

You feel bad, huh?

- I got him.
- Thank you. - The Great McGinty

- I got him. - Thank you.

I was the governor of a state baby - The Great McGinty

I was the governor of a state baby

Never mind the applesauce How do I get the two bucks - The Great McGinty

Never mind the applesauce How do I get the two bucks

Where do you think this is Hicks' corners - The Great McGinty

Where do you think this is Hicks' corners

- Your name, please?
- Oh, yeah. - The Great McGinty

- Your name, please? - Oh, yeah.

Rufus J Widdicombe. - The Great McGinty

Rufus J Widdicombe.

Well, so long, Bill. - The Great McGinty

Well, so long, Bill.

Well,
I ain't gonna wait around here all night. - The Great McGinty

Well, I ain't gonna wait around here all night.

There you are. 37. - The Great McGinty

There you are. 37.

Hey, you.
Quit feeding your face and come on in here. - The Great McGinty

Hey, you. Quit feeding your face and come on in here.

This is the lug, eh? - The Great McGinty

This is the lug, eh?

Now listen You Take your finger out of my face - The Great McGinty

Now listen You Take your finger out of my face

Yes? - The Great McGinty

There's been too much rod play in this city - The Great McGinty

There's been too much rod play in this city

Take away his rod and what you got left - The Great McGinty

Take away his rod and what you got left

You got me all a tremble - The Great McGinty

You got me all a tremble

But they forget if it wasn't for graft - The Great McGinty

But they forget if it wasn't for graft

- What a racket.
- Not what I... - The Great McGinty

- What a racket. - Not what I...

Do you like gin or...
Well, that's all I've got, anyway. - The Great McGinty

Do you like gin or... Well, that's all I've got, a...

Rub it the other way, will you? - The Great McGinty

Rub it the other way, will you?

Paper, paper, read all about it.
"Tillinghast trails." - The Great McGinty

Paper, paper, read all about it. "Tillinghast trails.&q...

Extra, extra, read all about it. - The Great McGinty

Extra, extra, read all about it.

Ladies and gentlemen... - The Great McGinty

Ladies and gentlemen...

There. - The Great McGinty

I'll tell you a little secret - The Great McGinty

I'll tell you a little secret

Playing pool tonight, Your Honour? - The Great McGinty

Playing pool tonight, Your Honour?

Come in. - The Great McGinty

Here it is, Miss Catherine. - The Great McGinty

Here it is, Miss Catherine.

- Put it on the bed.
- Yes, sir, Mr Mayor. - The Great McGinty

- Put it on the bed. - Yes, sir, Mr Mayor.

Daniel. - The Great McGinty

Come on. Your legs are too short. - The Great McGinty

Come on. Your legs are too short.

- Hello, little fella.
- Look at Bessy and Brownie. - The Great McGinty

- Hello, little fella. - Look at Bessy and Brownie.

I'm the governor of a state. - The Great McGinty

I'm the governor of a state.

Don't you know a rib started all the trouble - The Great McGinty

Don't you know a rib started all the trouble

Let me at him, let me at him. - The Great McGinty

Let me at him, let me at him.

Well, I see you're still here. - The Great McGinty

Well, I see you're still here.

Thanks. - The Great McGinty

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Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Preston Sturges

Writer: Preston Sturges

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: comedy

Year: 1940

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Aug 1940

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total

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