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The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty(1940)

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Director

Preston Sturges Director
George Templeton Assistant Director
Alvin Ganzer Assistant Director
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Cast

Brian Donlevy Dan McGinty
Muriel Angelus Catherine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff The Boss
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Allyn Joslyn George
William Demarest The politician
Louis Jean Heydt Thompson
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Harry Rosenthal Louie, the bodyguard
Arthur Hoyt Mayor Tillinghast
Libby Taylor Bessy, the colored maid
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Thurston Hall Mr. Maxwell
Steffi Duna The girl
Esther Howard Madame La Jolla
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Frank C. Moran The Boss' Chauffeur
Jimmy Conlin The lookout
Dewey Robinson Benny Felgman
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Richard Carle Dr. Jarvis
Donnie Kerr Catherine's boy, age 4
Mary Thomas Catherine's girl, age 6
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Drew Roddy Catherine's boy, age 9
Sheila Sheldon Catherine's girl, age 11
Pauline Drake Switchboard operator
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William Edmunds Professor
Charles Moore McGinty's valet
Kay Stewart First manicurist
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Jean Phillips New manicurist
Emory Parnell Policeman
Lee Shumway Mike, the cop
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Victor Potel Cook
Harry Hayden Watcher at barber shop
Walter Soderling Watcher at laundry
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Pat West Pappia
Edward Cassidy Detective
Sammy Blum Bartender
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Robert Warwick Opposition speaker
Enrique Orona Libertad, the Mexican boy
Byron Foulger Governor's secretary
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Wanda McKay Girl
Paul Newland Ugly prisoner
Lorimer Johnston Old crack-pot
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George Melford Senior senator
Charles McAvoy Guard
C. L. Sherwood Guard
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Billy Benedict Farm boy
J. Sinclair Double
Duke Green Double
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George Anderson Charlie, the cashier
Dorothy Vernon
Sylvia Andrew
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Bessie Wade
Betty Farrington
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Cinematography

William Mellor Director of Photography
Neal Beckner 2nd Camera
Eddie Adams Assistant Camera
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Dewey Wrigley Transparency
Bill Heckler Transparency
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Writer

Preston Sturges Writer
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Producer

Paul Jones Producer
William LeBaron Executive Producer
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Editing

Hugh Bennett Editing
Lee Hall Asst cutter
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Music

Frederick Hollander Music Score
Troy Sanders Mus dept
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Art Director

Hans Dreier Art Director
Earl Hedrick Art Director
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Make-Up

Nellie Manley Hair
Frank Thayer Makeup
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Costume-Wardrobe

Edith Head Costumes
Florence Lyons Wardrobe ladies
Pat Cummings Wardrobe men
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Adele Balkin Wardrobe designer
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Art Department

A. E. Freudeman Interior Decorator
Steve Seymour Set Dresser
Gus Rush Set dresser and prop asst
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Sound

Earl Hayman Sound Recording
Walter Oberst Sound Recording
Richard Olson Recording
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Arnold Braun Recording
Gordon Rayburn Recording
Hilmer Larsen Recording
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Howard Joslin Sd eff
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Film Production - Main

Ernst Laemmle Technical Advisor
R. W. Nelson Unit Manager
Gana Jones Scr clerk
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Richard Brandow Chief elec
Adolph Froelich Electrician
Darrell Turnmire Company grip
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Jack Lefferman Company grip asst
Art Elliott Company grip asst
Art Hadley Boom grip
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Buck Walters Boom grip
Bill Kubitz Mike grip
David Hire Asst to prod
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Oscar Lau Props
Roy Roberts Gaffer
E. L. Calkins Gaffer asst
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John Chevez Gaffer asst
Henry Shuster Gaffer asst
Max Hutchinson Stage eng
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Bob Mayo Casting
G. E. Richardson Still photog
Ted Bonnett Publicity
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Don Robb Asst bus mgr
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