An "imaginative biography" of Anton Cermak, mayor of Chicago who was killed in the line of fire during an assassination attempt on President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami on February 15, 1933.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that move fast and don’t mind if they skip over the actual nuance of history, you'll probably have a good time. It’s for the folks who prefer their biographies to feel like a pulpy detective novel. If you’re looking for a serious, academic look at 1930s politics, you’re going t...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Hamilton MacFadden
Eduardo Notari
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that move fast and don’t mind if they skip over the actual nuance of history, you'll probably have a good time. It’s for the folks who prefer their biographies to feel like a pulpy detective novel. If you’re looking for a serious, academic look at 1930s politics, you’re going to be annoyed by how fast this thing tears through decades. The whole thing feels like it was put together on a shoestring, and honestly, that helps it. Preston Foster plays Cermak..."
Douglass Dumbrille
Dudley Nichols, Lamar Trotti
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