While COVID-isolated, I've been watching a number of movies that I've never seen before. I just watched Vincent J. Donehue's "Sunrise at Campobello", and it was a bit of a surprise to hear them reference the Spanish flu while the coronavirus still dominates the news.
As for the movie itself, it's an impressive piece of work, focusing on Franklin Roosevelt as he started to succumb to polio. There's not much indication of the policies that FDR would enact as president, but it's nonetheless a captivating look at the early life of the man who would go on to launch the New Deal. Tensions arise between characters throughout, and the whole thing has the feel of a play. The movie earned some well deserved Oscar nods the following year. It's a pity that it's not that well known. Everyone should see it.
And here's where I'll mention some of the cast: Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Jean Hagen, David White and Herbert Anderson. In other words: Randolph Duke, Kay Miniver, Lina Lamont, Larry Tate and Dennis the Menace's dad (I can't think of a defined role for Hume Cronyn).
As for the movie itself, it's an impressive piece of work, focusing on Franklin Roosevelt as he started to succumb to polio. There's not much indication of the policies that FDR would enact as president, but it's nonetheless a captivating look at the early life of the man who would go on to launch the New Deal. Tensions arise between characters throughout, and the whole thing has the feel of a play. The movie earned some well deserved Oscar nods the following year. It's a pity that it's not that well known. Everyone should see it.
And here's where I'll mention some of the cast: Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Jean Hagen, David White and Herbert Anderson. In other words: Randolph Duke, Kay Miniver, Lina Lamont, Larry Tate and Dennis the Menace's dad (I can't think of a defined role for Hume Cronyn).