Johnny Come Lately

1943
Approved
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

761

YOUR RATING

James Cagney in Johnny Come Lately (1943)

Adventure Drama Romance

Newspaper man wanders about and helps older woman save her paper.Newspaper man wanders about and helps older woman save her paper.Newspaper man wanders about and helps older woman save her paper.

Director
- William K. Howard
Writers
- John Van Druten
- Louis Bromfield
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

761

YOUR RATING

Director
- William K. Howard
Writers
- John Van Druten
- Louis Bromfield
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The movie is produced by William Cagney, James Cagney's younger brother. He produced several of his brother's movies, including City for Conquest (1940), Blood on the Sun (1945), The Time of Your Life (1948), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) and A Lion Is in the Streets (1953). He was credited as an associate producer on Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). He also handled his brother's business affairs, negotiating several of his Hollywood studio contracts.

Goofs
Aida clears away the uneaten plates of food, but in the next shot, Jane still has a full plate in front of her.

Quotes
Court Bailiff / Mr. Robbins: [reading case docket] Vagrancy, wife beating...
Vinnie McLeod: [interjecting] That's a newfangled sort of crime. In my day men didn't beat their wives. The wives had pistols.

Crazy credits
Most of the film's credits are wiped in, an unusual method for its time.

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.