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Johnny Come Lately (1943)

Directed by William K. Howard

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 97 minutes

Actors

James Cagney | Grace George | Marjorie Main | Marjorie Lord | Hattie McDaniel | Edward McNamara | William Henry | Robert Barrat | George Cleveland | Margaret Hamilton | Norman Willis | Lucien Littlefield | Edwin Stanley | Irving Bacon | Clarence Muse | William 'Wee Willie' Davis | Tom Dugan | Charles Irwin | John Sheehan | John 'Skins' Miller | Arthur Hunnicutt | Victor Kilian