Directed by:
Preston SturgesScreenplay:
Preston SturgesCinematography:
William C. MellorCast:
Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff, Allyn Joslyn, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Harry Rosenthal, Arthur Hoyt, Thurston Hall, Steffi Duna (more)Plots(1)
Corrupt politicians recruit bum Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy) to vote under assumed names to help their candidates win. He's so good that the Boss (Akim Tamiroff) decides he'd make an ideal puppet mayor and arranges a political marriage for him. But with his new wife (Muriel Angelus), McGinty gains a conscience, causing problems for the Boss. (official distributor synopsis)
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