Radio review – SGP – “The Great McGinty” (1945) **1/2

Preston Sturges’ directorial debut was/is highly regarded, and it certainly launched a brilliant career, but although clearly the work of a man of great talent, it did kind of take on stuff that Capra had already done (i.e. patsy enters politics at whim of rich man and discovers conscience). Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff and Ruth Hussey all give strong performances and the dialogue is a delight.