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The Great McGinty (1940) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Preston Sturges

Writing Credits  

Preston Sturges ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Brian Donlevy ... Dan McGinty
Muriel Angelus ... Catherine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff ... The Boss
Allyn Joslyn ... George
William Demarest ... Skeeters
Louis Jean Heydt ... Tommy Thompson
Harry Rosenthal ... Louie - The Bodyguard
Arthur Hoyt ... Mayor Wilfred Tillinghast
Libby Taylor ... Bessy - The Colored Maid
Thurston Hall ... Mr. Maxwell
Steffi Duna ... The Girl
Esther Howard ... Madame Juliette La Jolla
Frank Moran ... The Boss' Chauffeur (as Frank C. Moran)
Jimmy Conlin ... The Lookout
Dewey Robinson ... Benny Felgman
Donnie Kerr Donnie Kerr ... Catherine's Boy (Age 4)
Joyce Arleen Joyce Arleen ... Catherine's Girl (Age 6) (as Mary Thomas)
Drew Roddy Drew Roddy ... Catherine's Boy (Age 9)
Sheila Sheldon Sheila Sheldon ... Catherine's Girl (Age 11)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anderson George Anderson ... Charlie (uncredited)
Sylvia Andrew Sylvia Andrew ... Bit Role (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Farm Boy (uncredited)
Sammy Blum ... Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Carle ... Dr. Jonas Jarvis (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy ... Detective (uncredited)
Pauline Drake Pauline Drake ... Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
William Edmunds William Edmunds ... Poll Watcher at Gymnasium (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Duke Green Duke Green ... Double (uncredited)
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited)
Lorimer Johnston ... Old Crackpot (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy Charles McAvoy ... Guard (uncredited)
Wanda McKay ... Bit Role (uncredited)
George Melford ... Senior Senator (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore ... McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Saloon Extra (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited)
Enrique Orona Enrique Orona ... Libertad (uncredited)
Emory Parnell ... Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
Jean Phillips ... New Manicurist (uncredited)
Victor Potel ... Cook (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood ... Guard at Jail (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Mike (uncredited)
Walter Soderling ... Poll Watcher at Laundry (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited)
Kay Stewart ... First Manicurist (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon ... Voting Registrar (uncredited)
Bess Wade Bess Wade ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Robert Warwick ... Opposition Speaker (uncredited)
Pat West Pat West ... Pappia Saunders (uncredited)

Produced by 

Buddy G. DeSylva ... producer (uncredited)
Paul Jones ... producer
William LeBaron ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Friedrich Hollaender ... (as Frederick Hollander)
John Leipold ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

William C. Mellor ... director of photography

Editing by 

Hugh Bennett

Casting By 

Robert Mayo ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick ... (as Earl Hedrick)

Costume Design by 

Edith Head

Makeup Department 

Nellie Manley ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Frank Thayer ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Wally Westmore ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Ralph W. Nelson ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Alvin Ganzer ... assistant director (uncredited)
George Templeton ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

A.E. Freudeman ... interior decorator
Oscar Lau ... props (uncredited)
Gus Rush ... prop assistant (uncredited) / set dresser (uncredited)
Stephen Seymour ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Earl S. Hayman ... sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
Walter Oberst ... sound recordist
Art Hadley ... boom grip (uncredited)
Max M. Hutchinson ... stage engineer (uncredited)
Howard Joslin ... sound effects (uncredited)
Bill Kubitz ... mike grip (uncredited)
Buck Walters ... boom grip (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Bill Heckler ... transparencies (uncredited)
Dewey Wrigley ... transparencies (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Edward Adams ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Neal Beckner ... second camera (uncredited)
E.L. Calkins ... gaffer assistant (uncredited)
John Chevez ... gaffer assistant (uncredited)
Art Elliott ... company grip assistant (uncredited)
Adolph Froelich ... electrician (uncredited)
Jack Lefferman ... company grip assistant (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Roy Roberts ... gaffer (uncredited)
Henry Schuster ... gaffer assistant (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire ... company grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Adele Balkan ... wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Patrick Cummings ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Florence Lyons ... wardrobe: ladies (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Lee Hall ... assistant cutter (uncredited)

Music Department 

Troy Sanders ... music department (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Gana Jones ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Ted Bonnett ... publicist (uncredited)
Edwin Gillette ... secretary: Mr. Sturges (uncredited)
David Hire ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Ernst Laemmle ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Don Robb ... assistant business manager (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

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