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Classic Film Review: A Dirty Politico Recalls his Rise and Fall as “The Great McGinty” (1940)
Preston Sturges may have had a decade of sparkling dialogue for films and such scripts as the holiday delight “Remember the Night” and “The Good Fairy” on his resume when he finally got to use “written and directed by” in … Continue reading
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