The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Preston Sturges and produced by Paul Jones.

Academy Awards 1940 --- Ceremony Number 13 (source: AMPAS)

The Great McGinty (1940, Preston Sturges)

The Great McGinty has a gentle surprise ending. Not a twist. More a reveal, which then recasts the previous ninety minutes and change in a slightly different light. Because McGinty has a very deliberate bookending?there’s even a title card to explain the setting. An unnamed banana republic, tw... Read full article

Preston Sturges series: Screening of "The Great McGinty" March 22 at Daystar Center

Preston Sturges series: Screening of "The Great McGinty" March 22 at Daystar Center Preston Sturges series: The Great McGinty Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: March 22, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald The Great McGinty (1940) ... Read full article

The Great McGinty (1940)

We’ve touched on three of Sturges’ better known efforts this week, so let’s take a step back and go to the beginning of his directing career. The Great McGinty was our first foray into Preston Sturges: director, after he’d found respect writing scripts. He sold this to Paramo... Read full article

The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty Written and Directed by Preston Sturges 1940/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Catherine: Especially since you can’t rob the people anyway. .Skeeters: Sure. How was that? Catherine: What you rob, you spend, and what you spend goes back to the people. So, ... Read full article

CMBA Comedy Classics Blogathon: The Great McGinty (1940) (1)

?This is the story of two men who met in a banana republic. One of them was honest all his life except one crazy minute. The other was dishonest all his life except one crazy minute. The both had to get out of the country.? So begins the directorial debut of Preston Sturges … and so begins a f... Read full article