Johnny Come Lately

Year: 1943

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: William K. Howard

Drama

James Cagney plays a restless drifter who pauses to help the ailing Grace George, an elderly woman about to lose her newspaper. The brisk, family‑friendly story features a small‑town cast, with Margaret Hamilton standing out. He treasured the film, naming it among his five experiences; it was preserved by the Academy Film Archive with UCLA in 2013.

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