"Dont you know a rib started all the trouble? Did you never hear of Samson and Delilah, or Sodom and Gomorrah?"
The Great McGinty is a 1940 American 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.
"This is the story of two men who met in a banana republic. One of them never did anything dishonest in his life except for one crazy minute. The other never did anything honest in his life except for one crazy minute. They both had to get out of the country."
The Great McGinty"WHATTA GUY! He loved a fight or a frolic...and he usually found one!"
The Great McGinty"HELL TAKE YOU...and MAKE YOU LAUGH!"
The Great McGinty"What do you think this is, Hicks Corners? Some people is too lazy to vote, thats all. They dont like this kind of weather. Some of em is sick in bed and cant vote. Maybe a couple of em croaked recently. That aint no reason why Mayor Tillinghast should get cheated out of their support. All were doing is getting out the vote."
The Great McGinty"William Demarest - Skeeters, the political "fixer."
The Great McGinty"You got me all a tremble. I bet youre scared to death of yourself."
The Great McGinty