''The Great McGinty'' was the great Preston Sturges's first showing as a director, and a happy occasion it was.

Sturges displays plenty of ability in accentuating both the comedy and dramatic elements of his material, withal maintaining a consistent pace in the unreeling.

A wonderfully dry satire.

The Great McGinty slowly-but-surely begins to improve as it progresses into an increasingly (and unexpectedly) engrossing midsection...