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Johnny Come Lately   1943         N/R, 97 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy Director: William K. Howard   Cast: James Cagney, Marjorie Main, Hattie McDaniel, Grace George, Marjorie Lord, Edward McNamara, William Henry, Robert Barrat, George Cleveland, Margaret Hamilton, Norman Willis, Edwin Stanley, Irving Bacon, Tom Dugan, Lucien Littlefield   Ex-journalist Tom Richards (James Cagney) is a vagrant who happens into a newspaper job in a small town. He works with the editor, Vinnie McLeod (Grace George), to expose political corruption being carried out by W.M. Dougherty (Edward McNamara). After failed attempts, wealthy dowager Gashouse Mary (Marjorie Main) comes to Tom's aid and tells him about an embezzlement plot. Tom publishes the story and puts an end to the corruption. Cast James Cagney Tom Richards Marjorie Main "Gashouse" Mary McGovern Hattie McDaniel Aida Grace George Vinnie McLeod Marjorie Lord Jane Edward McNamara W.M. Dougherty William Henry Pete Dougherty Robert Barrat Bill Swain George Cleveland Willie Ferguson Margaret Hamilton Myrtle Ferguson Norman Willis Dudley Hirsh Edwin Stanley Winterbottom Irving Bacon Chief of Police Tom Dugan Cop Lucien Littlefield Blaker