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.

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

Cast

James Cagney Tom Richards Grace George Vinnie McLeod Marjorie Main 'Gashouse' Mary Marjorie Lord Jane Hattie McDaniel Aida Edward McNamara W.M. Dougherty William Henry Pete Dougherty Robert Barrat Bill Swain