Johnny Come Lately

7.0 / 10

(21 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

97 minutes

Year:

1943

Director:

William K. Howard

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Company:

William Cagney Productions

Cast:
James Cagney

Tom Richards

Grace George

Vinnie McLeod

Marjorie Main

'Gashouse' Mary

Marjorie Lord

Jane

Hattie McDaniel

Aida

Crew:
Louis Bromfield

Novel

John Van Druten

Screenplay

William K. Howard

Director

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Lowell J. Farrell

Assistant Director