The Western Roots of Ronald Reagan Hollywood and Politics Intertwined

DATE, LOCATION, MOVIE TITLE. 01/31/1981, Camp David, Tribute. 02/14/1981, Camp David, Nine to Five. 02/28/1981, White House, The Black Stallion. Movies were in Ronald Reagan's DNA. The kinds of movies with white picket fences, clearly defined good guys and bad guys, a strong sense of law and order. Ronald Reagan's five most memorable movies · Dark Victory (1939) · Knute Rockne, All-American (1940) · Kings Row (1942) · Storm Warning (1951). 03/28/1941 - The Bad Man - Ronald Reagan in supporting role (Gil Jones) · 05/31/1941 - Million Dollar Baby - Ronald Reagan in lead role (Peter Rowan) · 08/13/1941 ... Ronald Reagan ; Elizabeth recommends this film, 1940, KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN (a.k.a A MODERN HERO) ; 1940, TUGBOAT ANNIE SAILS AGAIN. Reagan didn't become an A-list movie star, but "King's Row" proved his potential, and it remains the greatest Ronald Reagan movie. It had been a busy week for President Ronald Reagan, and I was expecting a low-key evening watching a movie at Camp David with him and Nancy Reagan. “Reagan,” a new film about former President Ronald Reagan, doubled its box office projections over Labor Day weekend by bringing in around ... Grant Speece. Hell's Kitchen. ; Richard Leach. Bedtime For Bonzo Knute Rockne All American ; Fred Kloote. Knute Rockne All American ; Doug Joseph. Knute Rockne, All American (1940) was Reagan's defining role and the one he most wanted to play. “Rockne stressed character,” he once said. “He ...