Johnny Come Lately
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| Directed by | William K. Howard |
| Produced by | William Cagney |
| Written by | John Van Druten (Screenplay) Louis Bromfield (Novel) |
| Starring | James Cagney Grace George Edward McNamara |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | George M. Arthur |
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Production
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William Cagney Productions
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.4 million (US rentals)[1] or $2.4 million[2] |
Johnny Come Lately is a 1943 drama film starring James Cagney, Grace George and Edward McNamara. It was the first film produced by William Cagney Productions in March 1943.
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Plot
In 1906, Tom Richards (James Cagney), a drifter, arrives in Plattsville and befriends newspaper proprietor Vinnie McLeod (Grace George), who is battling the corruption of the town's leading citizen Bill Dougherty (Edward McNamara). He takes over as managing editor of the Plattsville "Shield and Banner" and, despite initial resistance from the oppressed citizens, finally drives Dougherty out of town.
Cast
- James Cagney as Tom Richards
- Grace George as Vinnie McLeod
- Marjorie Main as Gashouse Mary
- Marjorie Lord as Jane
- Hattie McDaniel as Aida
- Edward McNamara as Bill Dougherty
- William "Bill" Henry as Pete Dougherty
- Robert Barrat as Bill Swain
References
- ↑ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. p217
- Review by Herbert Whittker in The Montreal Gazette Nov 26 1943. Google News https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zHYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fpgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4498,4305968&dq=johnny+come+lately+film&hl=en
- Review by Peggy Simmonds, The Miami News December 9, 1943. Google News https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zHYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fpgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4498,4305968&dq=johnny+come+lately+film&hl=en
- The Montreal Gazette October 8, 1943. Google News https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CXctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lpgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4878,1249350&dq=johnny+come+lately+film&hl=en
- the National Board of Review magazine, Volumes 18-20, page 24
External links
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Look up johnny come lately in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Johnny Come Lately at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Johnny Come Lately at the TCM Movie Database
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Johnny Come Lately at IMDb
- Johnny Come Lately at AllMovie
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