Johnny Come Lately (1943)
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.
Johnny Come LatelyDrama
Cast
- James Cagney — Tom Richards
- Grace George — Vinnie McLeod
- Marjorie Main — 'Gashouse' Mary
- Marjorie Lord — Jane
- Hattie McDaniel — Aida
- Edward McNamara — W.M. Dougherty
- William Henry — Pete Dougherty
- Robert Barrat — Bill Swain
- George Cleveland — Willie Ferguson
- Margaret Hamilton — Myrtle Ferguso
- Norman Willis — Dudley Hirsh
- Lucien Littlefield — Blaker
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