“The Great McGinty” (Movie Review-8/15/40)

Microfiche-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 8/15/40 | Bosley Crowther

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

“The Great McGinty” original trailer

[freedumb2003]

FWIIW, it gets a very impressive 7.6 on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032554/

[stephenjohnbanker]

It should rate a 10.0 This is one of the best comic satires of all tim. Donleavy’s best performance, hands down.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I am pleased and a little surprised to see that Netflix has “The Great McGinty” in stock. I look forward to seeing it. But I am a little behind. I still have “Pride and Prejudice” and “The Return of Frank James” queued up.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I think I have watched it 10 times in 20 some years. I have told many friends to see it.

[freedumb2003]

>>I am pleased and a little surprised to see that Netflix has “The Great McGinty” in stock. I look forward to seeing it. But I am a little behind. I still have “Pride and Prejudice” and “The Return of Frank James” queued up.<<

Thanks for checking (I usually assume they don’t have the older flicks). It is on my queue but the problem is my last 2 DVDs are stuck at my place in Los Angeles and my wife is here in Richmond (DC for this week) so they are stranded until she gets back at end of the month.