Like the anonymous novel (generally credited to Rex Stout) upon which it is based, the photoplay tells how a peace-loving President prevents his country from being stampeded into a European war..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school political puzzles and have a high tolerance for 1930s dialogue speed, you might dig The President Vanishes. If you need your thrillers to have modern pacing or actual stakes that feel real, you are going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. It's for the crowd that li...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school political puzzles and have a high tolerance for 1930s dialogue speed, you might dig The President Vanishes. If you need your thrillers to have modern pacing or actual stakes that feel real, you are going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. It's for the crowd that likes digging through old library archives, not the crowd looking for a Friday night popcorn flick. The whole premise is that the President just… walks away. He doesn't want to get ..."
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