The Great McGinty
(1940) It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..! | Released
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7.4
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line: It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Aug 1, 1940
Rating: 1940-08-14
Run Time: 1h 22m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Paramount
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Synopsis
Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Preston Sturges
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Friedrich Hollaender
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| Production | Executive Producer |
William LeBaron
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| Producer |
Buddy G. DeSylva
|
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| Art | Set Decoration |
A. E. Freudeman
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| Art Direction |
A. Earl Hedrick
Hans Dreier
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Edith Head
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| Makeup Artist |
Frank Thayer
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| Writing | Writer |
Preston Sturges
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| Editing | Editor |
Hugh Bennett
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
William C. Mellor
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| Department | Role | Name |