The Great John L. is a 1945 American biographical drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by James Edward Grant.

The film stars Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure, Otto Kruger, Wallace Ford and George Mathews.

Anne, too, becomes bankrupt as well as terminally ill. Sullivan vows to turn his life around, speaking on behalf of temperance unions as Kathy sees a glimmer of hope for their future.

"A curious mixture of excitement and tedious drama make up the picture The Great John L, which arrived at the Globe on Saturday, a promising augury for the newly launched Bing Crosby Productions ...

It is only after he loses to Corbett and his wife dies that “Honest John” marries his boyhood sweetheart and turns to the better life.