Johnny Come Lately

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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, in 2013.

Directed by William K. Howard

Top cast

James Cagney

Tom Richards

Grace George

Vinnie McLeod

Marjorie Main

'Gashouse' Mary

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Marjorie Lord

Jane

Hattie McDaniel

Aida

Edward McNamara

W.M. Dougherty

William Henry

Pete Dougherty

Robert Barrat

Bill Swain

George Cleveland

Willie Ferguson

Margaret Hamilton

Myrtle Ferguso

Norman Willis

Dudley Hirsh

Lucien Littlefield

Blaker

Edwin Stanley

Winterbottom

Irving Bacon

Chief of Police

Clarence Muse

Butler

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Bouncer

Tom Dugan

Cop

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Charles Irwin

Cop

John Sheehan

Cop

John 'Skins' Miller

Tramp

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