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Johnny Come Lately

19436.7 / 1097 min
Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Charles Irwin

Cop

John Sheehan

John Sheehan

Cop

John 'Skins' Miller

John 'Skins' Miller

Tramp

Arthur Hunnicutt

Arthur Hunnicutt

Tramp

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Tramp

Crew

William K. Howard

William K. Howard

Director

John Van Druten

John Van Druten

Screenplay

Louis Bromfield

Louis Bromfield

Novel

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

William Cagney

William Cagney

Producer

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Music Director

Theodor Sparkuhl

Theodor Sparkuhl

Director of Photography

George M. Arthur

George M. Arthur

Editor

Jack Okey

Jack Okey

Art Direction

Julia Heron

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

Lowell J. Farrell

Lowell J. Farrell

Assistant Director

Ben Winkler

Ben Winkler

Sound Recordist