Cinematheque at the Chazen: New Deal Cinema

Fearing that the U.S. will be forced into war by a fascist cabal of weapon-makers, the President stages his own kidnapping in order to delay the war mongers’ plans. This politically loaded piece of pop entertainment from prolific director Wellman features script contributions from Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. With Edward Arnold, Arthur Byron, Rosalind Russell.