Starring walter huston, karen morley, franchot tone, arthur byron, dickie moore, c. Gabriel over the white house 1933 writers without money. Was 1933s gabriel over the white house inspired by. At the bottom of the depression, a political hack is elected president of the united. Though his doctors conclude that the presidents death is imminent, a mysterious presence conjectured later in the movie to be the archangel gabriel revives hammond. Gabriel over the white house 1933 directed by gregory. Gabriel over the white house 1933 december 18, 2016 by srogouski in film, male film directors 1 comment the four months between the election of franklin roosevelt on november 8, 1932 and the beginning of his first term on march 4, 1933 were the absolute nadir of the great depression, perhaps the worst four months in the history of. One day, while recklessly racing his automobile, hammond suffers a nearfatal crash, which leaves him in a coma.
The cast is excellent but walter huston as the president towers above everyone else,what a magnificent actor. Our presidents favorite film, he has often said, is citizen kane, a cautionary. The fact that this movie came out during fdrs first few months in office makes it particularly interesting. Gabriel over the white house is a film released way back in 1933, starring walter huston, academy award winning actor and father of legendary writerdirector john huston. Gabriel over the white house 1933 movie clip i fired him.
Gabriel over the white house was released in february, 1933 but mgm withdrew the movie from release after only two weeks. Gabriel over the white house 1933 passed 1h 26min drama, fantasy, romance 31 march 1933 usa a political hack becomes president during the height of the depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after. Though his doctors conclude that the presidents death is imminent, a mysterious presence conjectured later in the movie to be the archangel gabriel. Gentlemen, i suggest you read the constitution of the united states.
Other articles where gabriel over the white house is discussed. Gabriel over the white house has been called one of the most bizarre movies of the 1930s. Whether it was a pleasant fantasy or a nightmare for civil liberties is left a little ambiguous and that is why the film challenges the imagination of the viewer and befuddles political scientists. The hollywood hit movie that urged fdr to become a fascist. Film streams is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in omaha, nebraska. Tweeds british bestseller rinehard this interesting if flawed fantasy drama features walter huston as newly elected president of. A few months before gabriel over the white house was filmed, hebert hoover sent douglass macarthur army to bust up the bonus army camp near the washington mall. Its plot concerns the new president of the united states, judd thompson, whom, after getting in a car crash, is apparently possessed or at the very least influenced by the. The film was privately financed by william randolph hearst as a blueprint for how fdr should run the country. The capraesque fantasy centres on a newly elected u.
Michael jai white martial arts training seminar at the san. Gabriel over the white house is a 1933 american precode film starring walter huston that has been described as a bizarre political fantasy and which posits a favorable view of fascism. Gabriel over the white house a mess of political tripe superlatively hoked up into a picture of strong popular possibilities, walter wangers first metro production as a supervisor is a cleverly. This post is the latest addition in our series of precode essentials. This film was made in 1933 when the great depression was at its height and the new deal was just getting underway. Gabriel over the white house is a 1933 american precode political fantasy film starring walter huston as a genial but politically corrupt president who has a. I recently read david walshs excellent series of articles discussing the san.
Its called gabriel over the white house, and on sunday, march 17 the sag harbor cinema arts center will screen the 1933 film at. Gabriel over the white house 1933 cast and crew when judson hammond walter huston is elected united states president during the great depression, hes seen by many as a. Walter huston and karen morley in gabriel over the white house. Gabriel over the white house 1933 gabriel over the. Secretary of state brooks arthur byron and the cabinet are startled as president hammond walter huston seems changed upon his recovery from a coma, in gregory lacavas gabriel over the white house, 1933. Post pandemic, americans say theyll keep streaming more tv and go. Gabrijel iznad bijele kuce je americki crnobijeli film snimljen 1933. Gabriel over the white house was directed by gregory lacava, who headed hearsts animation studio independent film services from 191518 before moving to liveaction tworeelers and eventually full features. Mostly forgotten now, gabriel over the white house is worth watching to understand the trump era. The film itself is full of longwinded patriotic speeches which seem peculiarly false. It reveals a lot about what america was looking for then. Tweed concocted a dystopian fantasy called reinhard which he set in the american political future in 1950.
Dave does catch a countrys mood, though, in much the way gabriel over the white house did in 1933. It is also the rare film that people will stress is notable but not many will say they actually liked. Sag harbor cinema screens gabriel over the white house. The presidents assumption of dictatorial powers and blatant suppression of civil liberties is portrayed as being in the national interest. Pretty sure senator langham henry kolker is still in office, interrupted here by president hammond walter huston seeking dramatic action before a joint session of congress in gabriel over the white house 1933. Mae west clip from im no angel 1933 a time when women were baby makers and not much more than that duration. Gabriel over the white house is a 1933 american precode political fantasy film starring walter huston as a genial but politically corrupt president who has a nearfatal automobile accident and comes under divine influencespecifically the archangel gabriel and the spirit of abraham lincoln. Gabriel over the white house 1933 a crooked president reforms mysteriously.
Eventually he takes control of the government, solves the problems of the nation, from unemployment to racketeering, and arranges for worldwide peace, before dying of a heart attack. Gabriel over the white house turner classic movies. Our mission is to enhance the cultural environment of the omahacouncil bluffs metropolitan area through the presentation and discussion of film. A unique and somewhat daffy depressionera comedy new deal fantasy film. Read michael phillips chicago tribune column about a 1933 movie in which a.
Tweed and coproduced by william randolph hearsthas baffled viewers ever since with its curious mix of leftwing piety and rightwing lawandorder rhetoric. That was a fascist act, to use tanks and regular army troops against homeless men, a horrific act gabriel over the white house protests. Gabriel over the white house shows us a 1933 that could have happened but did not. Gabriel over the white house 1933 classic film guide. Harding, who receives a heavenly vision following a nearfatal car crash. Al punto che il film fu bandito, boicottato e scomparve dalla programmazione. Released 1933, gabriel over the white house stars walter huston, arthur byron, karen morley, franchot tone the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27. Gabriel over the white house 1933 movie clip dictatorship. Jeff greenfield is a fivetime emmywinning network television analyst and author.
The following is an overview of 1933 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Fdr had just been elected as had adolph hitler in germany. Gabriel over the white house passed 1h 26min drama, fantasy, romance 31 march 1933 usa a political hack becomes president during the height of the depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a nearfatal accident. Film series on religion and the founding of the american republic, library of congress. This is an absolutely chilling film, but fascinating as well. Gabriel over the white house 1933 when judson hammond walter huston is elected united states president during the great depression, hes seen.
Gabriel over the white house is a movie that is 100% in earnest about all of those things, and i dont know how on earth it was, and i dont know what in the world is going to happen. Was 1933 s gabriel over the white house inspired by california gubernatorial election. Most of lacavas films are comedies with social commentary thrown in, like fifth avenue girl, stage door, and his most famous movie. Gabriel over the white house 1933 passed 1h 26min drama, fantasy, romance 31 march 1933 usa a political hack becomes president during the height of the depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a nearfatal accident. Gabriel over the white house 1933 kozaks classic cinema. Notes about gabriel over the white house, 1933, directed by gregory lacava, with walter huston, karen morley, franchot tone, available from turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Gabriel over the white house in a time of fascism paste. Gabriel over the white house 1933 toronto film society. President obama roasts donald trump at white house correspondents dinner.
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