Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately (1943)

A Story of a Wanderer Who Stops His Travels Long Enough to Help A Kindly Old Woman in Distress

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1943-09-03
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: William Cagney Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William K. Howard
star 6.7/10
From 17 Ratings

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Summary

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.

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  • 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 W.M. Dougherty

  • William Henry

    as Pete Dougherty

  • Robert Barrat

    as Bill Swain

  • George Cleveland

    as Willie Ferguson

  • Margaret Hamilton

    as Myrtle Ferguso

  • Norman Willis

    as Dudley Hirsh

  • Lucien Littlefield

    as Blaker

  • Edwin Stanley

    as Winterbottom

  • Irving Bacon

    as Chief of Police

  • Clarence Muse

    as Butler

  • William 'Wee Willie' Davis

    as Bouncer

  • Tom Dugan

    as Cop

  • Charles Irwin

    as Cop

  • John Sheehan

    as Cop

  • John 'Skins' Miller

    as Tramp

  • Arthur Hunnicutt

    as Tramp

  • Victor Kilian

    as Tramp
Directing William K. Howard Director
Writing John Van Druten Screenplay
Writing Louis Bromfield Novel
Sound Leigh Harline Original Music Composer
Production William Cagney Producer
Sound Leigh Harline Music Director
Camera Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography
Editing George M. Arthur Editor
Art Jack Okey Art Direction
Art Julia Heron Set Decoration
Directing Lowell J. Farrell Assistant Director
Sound Ben Winkler Sound Recordist

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