Johnny Come Lately
A Story of a Wanderer Who Stops His Travels Long Enough to Help A Kindly Old Woman in Distress
97 mins
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.
Louis Bromfield
Novel
John Van Druten
Screenplay
Lowell J. Farrell
Assistant Director
William Cagney
Producer
Ben Winkler
Sound Recordist
George M. Arthur
Editor
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Julia Heron
Set Decoration