Johnny Come Lately
A Story of a Wanderer Who Stops His Travels Long Enough to Help A Kindly Old Woman in Distress
1943-09-03 | 97 minutes
Plot Summary
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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, in 2013.
Cast
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James CagneyTom Richards
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Grace GeorgeVinnie McLeod
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Marjorie Main'Gashouse' Mary
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Marjorie LordJane
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Hattie McDanielAida
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Edward McNamaraW.M. Dougherty
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William HenryPete Dougherty
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Robert BarratBill Swain
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George ClevelandWillie Ferguson
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Margaret HamiltonMyrtle Ferguso
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Norman WillisDudley Hirsh
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Lucien LittlefieldBlaker
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Edwin StanleyWinterbottom
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Irving BaconChief of Police
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Clarence MuseButler
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William 'Wee Willie' DavisBouncer
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Tom DuganCop
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John SheehanCop
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John 'Skins' MillerTramp