Johnny come lately / William Cagney presents ; screen play by John Van Druten ; produced by William Cagney ; directed by William K. Howard.

A carefree ex-newspaperman Tom Richards is arrested for vagrancy, he's saved from a jail term when Vinnie McLeod, an elderly editor of a floundering local paper, offers him a job. Together they're out to make headlines as they work to expose political corruption in a small town. They refuse to buckl...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: Olive Films (films distributor.)
Other Authors: Howard, William K., 1899-1954 (Film director)
Cagney, William (Film producer)
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957 (Screenwriter)
Cagney, James, 1899-1986 (Actor)
George, Grace, 1879-1961 (Actor)
Main, Marjorie, 1890-1975 (Actor)
McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952 (Actor)
Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956
Language:English
Published: [Chicago, Ill.] : Olive Films, [2014]
Edition:[DVD].
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Women publishers > Drama.
Homeless men > Drama.
Political corruption > Drama.
Bromfield, Louis, > 1896-1956 > Film adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Feature films > United States.
Drama.
Bromfield, Louis, > 1896-1956.
Homeless men.
Political corruption.
Women publishers.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Feature films
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A carefree ex-newspaperman Tom Richards is arrested for vagrancy, he's saved from a jail term when Vinnie McLeod, an elderly editor of a floundering local paper, offers him a job. Together they're out to make headlines as they work to expose political corruption in a small town. They refuse to buckle under the threats and demands of corrupt, rival newspaper owner, Big Boss Dougherty. So the suspense mounts as they stand their ground against Dougherty's powerful political machine.
Note:Based on Louis Bromfield's novel, 'McLeod's Folly'.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1943.
Call Number:AF8 D0002966 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Credits:Director of photography, Theodor Sparkuhl ; editor, George Arthur.
System Details:DVD; NTSC, region 1, full screen aspect ratio, 1.37:1; mono.
Cast:
James Cagney, Hattie McDaniel, Marjorie Main, Marjorie Lord, Grace George, Edward McNamara, Margaret Hamilton, Robert Barrat, Arthur Hunnicutt.