Johnny Come Lately
“A Story of a Wanderer Who Stops His Travels Long Enough to Help A Kindly Old Woman in Distress”
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.
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Cast
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James Cagney
Tom Richards
Known for
White Heat
One, Two, Three
Grace George
Vinnie McLeod
Marjorie Main
'Gashouse' Mary
Known for
Heaven Can Wait
Meet Me in St. Louis
Marjorie Lord
Jane
Known for
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Hattie McDaniel
Aida
Known for
Gone with the Wind
Song of the South
Edward McNamara
W.M. Dougherty
Known for
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Strawberry Blonde
William Henry
Pete Dougherty
Known for
The Thin Man
Tarzan Escapes
Robert Barrat
Bill Swain
Known for
Captain Blood
Distant Drums
George Cleveland
Willie Ferguson
Known for
Lassie
It Happened Tomorrow
Margaret Hamilton
Myrtle Ferguso
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
13 Ghosts
Norman Willis
Dudley Hirsh
Known for
Bullets or Ballots
Lucien Littlefield
Blaker
Known for
Sons of the Desert
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
William K. Howard Director · John Van Druten Screenplay Louis Bromfield Author
United States release September 3, 1943 · Produced in United States · Production United Artists Pictures
Production
William Cagney Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 3, 1943
Theatrical
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