That was a fascist act, to use tanks and regular army troops against homeless men, a horrific act gabriel over the white house protests. So anyway, gabriel over the white house is the prodictator movie that mgm made that one time. 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 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Walter huston in gabriel over the white house 1933 walter huston and karen morley in gabriel over the. President who has a brush with an angel after a nearfatal car crash and awakens determined to right all americas wrongs now and by any means possible. It did so in a way that resonated with the audience 1933, which had only to pick up a newspaper to see the truth of that statement. So he financed and produced gabriel over the white house. Bachelor judson hammond has just been elected president of the united states. Gabriel over the white house 1933 full movie download.
Gabriel over the white house dvdr 1933 warner archive. Populist rhetoric, the influence of religion in politics, and the role of the media in elections all arise in this conversation a. Gabriel over the white house 1933 movie clip i fired him. Although he is not credited on the film, gabriel over the white house was producer walter wangers first assignment for mgm. Gabriel over the white house download full version movie. Mostly forgotten now, gabriel over the white house. 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 when judson hammond walter huston is elected united states president during the great depression, hes seen by many as a handsoff, pleaseeveryone type.
Gabriel over the white house 1933 kozaks classic cinema. Reviews analyses cannot be changed once submitted please post. Mayer, a staunch republican, delayed the movie until hoover was out of office. When a newly elected and irresponsible president gets into an automobile accident and is near death, he is transformed by the angel gabriel into a man dedicated to solving the problems of the world. 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 view the tcmdb entry for gabriel over the white house 1933. The film itself is full of longwinded patriotic speeches which seem peculiarly false. Gabriel over the white house 1933 stream and watch.
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. The man elected is a complete coward, a screw up whos only function is to act as a mouthpiece. Tell the world what you think about gabriel over the white house. Every social concern unemployment, bootleggers, international debts, and. Gabriel over the white house 1933 0331 1933 us drama, fantasy, romance 1h 26m user score. William randolph hearst, who railed against that action in his newpapers, saw to it that the president in this film helped the people.
After suffering a nearfatal car accident, he is inspired by the angel gabriel to seize dictatorial. Gabriel over the white house 1933 plot summary imdb. See the full list of gabriel over the white house cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. 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.
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 encourages its viewers to live the fantasy of the philosopherking, but never counts the costs of such a regime. President judson hammond huston is a political hack whos far more interested in cavorting with his mistress pendola molloy karen morley than tackling the crime problem, or ending the great depression, or doing anything else to fix the. Gabriel over the white house wasnt really trying to call for dictatorship so much as it was attempting to portray the corrupt state of the shady relationship between politics, gangsterism and big business. Gabriel over the white house 1933 when judson hammond walter huston is elected united states president during the great depression, hes seen. Gregory lacava, walter huston, karen morley, franchot tone, arthur byron, dickie moore. Starring walter huston as president judson hammond, karen morley as pendola molloy, franchot tone as hartley beekman, and c. Read michael phillips chicago tribune column about a 1933 movie in which a u. Even without knowing the particulars, one could tell from the movies released in early 1933 that something was very wrong. The hollywood hit movie that urged fdr to become a fascist. 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 comes to the movie going public, courtesy of william randolph hearsts cosmopolitan productions, at a very special time in history when there was grave worry as to whether america and the capitalist system would survive. Secretary of state brooks arthur byron and the cabinet are startled as. He is more interested in maintaining a fulfilling personal life, such as with his unofficial girlfriend pendola molloy who he hires to be his personal assistant, and being the national figurehead than doing anything meaningful as president. This film was made in 1933 when the great depression was at its height and the. At the bottom of the depression, a political hack is elected.
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. Gabriel over the white house is a film that reeks of the early 1930s. Gabriel over the white house 1933 alternate ending. Gabriel over the white house 1933 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gabriel over the white house 1933 directed by gregory. Gabriel over the white house was released on march 31, 1933, with a run time of 85 to 87 minutes.
Tweed concocted a dystopian fantasy called reinhard which he set in the american political future in 1950. Specifically, its about how the problems facing the u. Walter huston, karen morley and franchot tone in the 1933 film gabriel over the white house. Street date october 20, 2009 available through the warner archive collection 17.
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