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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"

1943-09-03
6.688
en 97m
Drama
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.

Novel

Louis Bromfield

Screenplay

John Van Druten

Director

William K. Howard

Original Music Composer

Leigh Harline

Director of Photography

Theodor Sparkuhl

Editor

George M. Arthur

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • William Cagney Productions