Johnny Come Lately (1943)
Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper. The pace is fast, and audiences of all ages will be pleased. The supporting cast, have all the small-town characterizations down pat -- with Margaret Hamilton a standout. Cagney himself, had genuine affection for this film, and listed it among his top five movie-making experiences at a retrospective the year before he died. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, in 2013.
Director:
William K. Howard
Writer:
John Van Druten
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James Cagney as Tom Richards |
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Grace George as Vinnie McLeod |
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Marjorie Main as 'Gashouse' Mary |
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Marjorie Lord as Jane |
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Hattie McDaniel as Aida |
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Edward McNamara as W.M. Dougherty |
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William Henry as Pete Dougherty |
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Robert Barrat as Bill Swain |
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George Cleveland as Willie Ferguson |
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Margaret Hamilton as Myrtle Ferguso |
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Norman Willis as Dudley Hirsh |
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Lucien Littlefield as Blaker |
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Edwin Stanley as Winterbottom |
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Irving Bacon as Chief of Police |
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Clarence Muse as Butler |
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William 'Wee Willie' Davis as Bouncer |
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Tom Dugan as Cop |
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Charles Irwin as Cop |
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John Sheehan as Cop |
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John 'Skins' Miller as Tramp |
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Arthur Hunnicutt as Tramp |
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Victor Kilian as Tramp |
| Writing | Louis Bromfield | Novel |
| Writing | John Van Druten | Screenplay |
| Directing | William K. Howard | Director |
| Sound | Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Lowell J. Farrell | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leigh Harline | Music Director |
| Production | William Cagney | Producer |
| Sound | Ben Winkler | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Theodor Sparkuhl | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George M. Arthur | Editor |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
