Johnny Come Lately

A Story of a Wanderer Who Stops His Travels Long Enough to Help A Kindly Old Woman in Distress

Johnny Come Lately — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 3, 1943
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• William K. Howard

Johnny Come Lately — Cast

James Cagney Tom Richards Grace George Vinnie McLeod Marjorie Main 'Gashouse' Mary

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Marjorie Lord Jane Hattie McDaniel Aida Edward McNamara W.M. Dougherty William Henry Pete Dougherty Robert Barrat Bill Swain