The Great McGinty (1940)
- Directed by
- Preston Sturges
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 78 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A shifty bum becomes a successful politician through a series of shady deals. His rise brings wealth and power until a moment of honesty threatens to undo everything.
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What happens
The Great McGinty is a 1940 American political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and (in her final screen appearance) Muriel Angelus. It was Sturges's first film as a director; he sold the story to Paramount Pictures for just $10 on condition he direct the film. Sturges received an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. For the U.K. release, the film was retitled Down Went McGinty, alluding to the 1889 song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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