Johnny Come Lately
A Story of a Wanderer Who Stops His Travels Long Enough to Help A Kindly Old Woman in Distress
Directed by William K. Howard
Produced by William Cagney Productions
A brisk, warmhearted small-town drama about a drifter who finds purpose helping a woman in need, driven by charm and good humor rather than conflict.
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.
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