The Great McGinty. Preston Sturges. 1940.
I like the plot structure, what with most of the movie being a flashback, and I like that the protagonist is, well, a crook. But such a personable crook. It’s all about grift and the mob running US politics and stuff, really, and we’re cheering them on.
Being a crook is the greatest!
The ending is nothing like I expected it to be. Cool!
(Is that a beaver skin top hat?)
Popular movies in July 1940 according to IMDB:
| Poster | Votes | Rating | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 7390 | 7.8 | The Sea Hawk |
 | 3301 | 7.7 | All This, and Heaven Too |
 | 2535 | 7.5 | The Great McGinty |
 | 6220 | 7.4 | Pride and Prejudice |
 | 5625 | 7.3 | They Drive by Night |
 | 598 | 6.8 | Andy Hardy Meets Debutante |
 | 477 | 6.8 | Boys of the City |
 | 411 | 6.6 | When the Daltons Rode |
 | 341 | 6.4 | My Love Came Back |
 | 433 | 6.4 | The Lady in Question |
This blog post is part of the Decade series.
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