The Great McGinty (1940)
Genres: Comedy, Political, Satire
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff
The Great McGinty is a 1940 political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and Muriel Angelus. It was Sturges's first film as a director; he sold the story to Paramount Pictures for just $10 on condition he direct the film. Sturges received an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.