Johnny Come Lately (1943)
Directed by William K. Howard · 97 min · Drama
3.8 TOPICAL score · #6,312 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Johnny Come Lately (1943, directed by William K. Howard) has a TOPICAL score of 3.8 - ranked 6,312 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 43% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (21 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics43% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (21 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 6 languages
- Still read1,140 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: James Cagney (actor #169), Grace George, Marjorie Main (actor #1,429), Marjorie Lord