Is The Great McGinty easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great McGinty sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great McGinty violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great McGinty scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Great McGinty end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Great McGinty

Name: The Great McGinty
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1940
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff, Allyn Joslyn, William Demarest

It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..!

Directed by Preston Sturges

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194082 min7.0 / 10

A brisk, witty Depression-era comedy about a drifter's rise through political corruption and his undoing by an honest woman's influence.

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...

Clusters

Quirky Genius Movies Outcasts and Misfits Workplace Movies Crime and Corruption Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Politics Great Depression Black And White Depression Era Banana Republic Hobo Election Fraud

Questions people ask

Is The Great McGinty easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Great McGinty sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is The Great McGinty violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Great McGinty scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does The Great McGinty end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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