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Johnny Come Lately

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

September 3, 1943 97 min NR
✓ Released 30333 days ago
Drama
7.0

User Score

21 votes

About

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.

Movie Info

Status: Released
Director: William K. Howard
Runtime: 97 min

Top Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Tom Richards

Grace George

Grace George

Vinnie McLeod

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

'Gashouse' Mary

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

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