Johnny Come Lately

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.

• William K. HowardDirector
• John Van DrutenScreenplay
• Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer

• James CagneyTom Richards
• Grace GeorgeVinnie McLeod
• Marjorie Main'Gashouse' Mary
• Marjorie LordJane
• Hattie McDanielAida
• Edward McNamaraW.M. Dougherty
• William HenryPete Dougherty
• Robert BarratBill Swain
• George ClevelandWillie Ferguson
• Margaret HamiltonMyrtle Ferguso
• Norman WillisDudley Hirsh
• Lucien LittlefieldBlaker