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.

John Van Druten

Screenplay

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Lowell J. Farrell

Assistant Director

Leigh Harline

Music Director

Ben Winkler

Sound Recordist

Theodor Sparkuhl

Director of Photography

Jack Okey

Art Direction

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

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