Gabriel Over the White House 02/08/25

With the economy in collapse and millions out of work during the Great Depression, a few Hollywood thrillers proposed radical political changes. William Randolph Hearst was the impetus behind this bizarre tale of a President ‘possessed by an Angel’ who assumes dictatorial powers. The Cabinet and Congress are pushed aside, labor camps are set up for the unemployed, and the crime problem is easily solved: gangsters are summarily executed by an extra-legal court. Foreign nations are promised violence if our demands aren’t met. Walter Huston, Karen Morley and Franchot Tone star in this polished fantasy of political delirium. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
02/08/25