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Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately
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Johnny Come Lately

1943
1h 37m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1943

Runtime

1h 37m

Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Sep 3, 1943
Languages
English
Director
William K. Howard
William K. Howard
Production
William Cagney Productions
William Cagney Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

James Cagney

James Cagney

Tom Richards

Grace George

Grace George

Vinnie McLeod

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

'Gashouse' Mary

Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Jane

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Aida

Edward McNamara

Edward McNamara

W.M. Dougherty

William Henry

William Henry

Pete Dougherty

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Bill Swain

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

Willie Ferguson

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Myrtle Ferguso

Norman Willis

Norman Willis

Dudley Hirsh

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Blaker

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Winterbottom

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Chief of Police

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Butler

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Bouncer

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Cop

Charles Irwin

Cop

John Sheehan

John Sheehan

Cop

John 'Skins' Miller

John 'Skins' Miller

Tramp

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