Johnny Come Lately
“A Story of a Wanderer Who Stops His Travels Long Enough to Help A Kindly Old Woman in Distress”
6.7(19 votes)
September 3, 1943
1h 37m
Overview
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.
Director
William K. HowardWriters
Louis Bromfield, John Van Druten
