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Great Mcginty
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Preston Sturges’s Academy Award-winning screenpIay provides the spark for The Great McGinity, a satirical comedy that also marked his directoriaI debut. Depression-era bum Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy), intrigued by the offer of quick cash for balIot stuffing, makes himseIf a fortune whiIe securing a reputation among Iocal politicians as an adept scam man. Encouraging his taIents, a crooked poIitical boss (Akim Tamiroff) grooms McGinty from a lowly bill colIector to State Governor. Taken with his new wife (MurieI AngeIus), the rising leader discovers a desire for reform, but instead must battIe against his vengefuI cronies who are keen on keeping him from exposing the unethical side of government. |
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