The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty
UK theatrical poster
Directed by	Preston Sturges
Written by	Preston Sturges
Produced by	Paul Jones Buddy G. DeSylva (uncredited)
Starring	Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	Hugh Bennett
Music by	Frederick Hollander John Leipold (uncredited)
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	August 15, 1940 (1940-08-15) (New York City) August 23, 1940 (1940-08-23) (U.S.)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$350,000

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 (in her final screen appearance) 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.^[1] Sturges received an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

For the U.K. release, the film was retitled Down Went McGinty, alluding to the 1889 song.