The Films of Ronald Reagan

Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1980. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. 29 cm, 224 pages. Illustrations. Charles Anthony "Tony" Thomas (born December 7, 1948) is an American television and film producer. Thomas began working in Hollywood film/TV production at Screen Gems as an associate producer on the acclaimed television movie Brian's Song. In 1974, he teamed with producer Paul Junger Witt and wife Susan Harris to form a TV production company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), which produced numerous successful television series from the 1970s into the 1990s. He has produced many TV series, including The Practice (1976-1977), Nurses, Herman's Head, Soap, Blossom, Empty Nest, Benson, Beauty and the Beast, The Golden Girls, and It's a Living. He was a producer for the feature film Dead Poets Society. Other endeavors A generously illustrated survey and critical reappraisal of the films of Ronald Reagan includes a biographical portrait of the actor-turned-politician and a complete filmography. After moving to California in 1937, Ronald Reagan found work as an actor and starred in a few major productions. Reagan was twice elected President of the Screen Actors Guild-the labor union for actors-where he worked to root out Communist influence. In the 1950s, he moved into television and was a motivational speaker at General Electric factories, during which time he became a conservative. He earned his first screen credit with a starring role in the 1937 movie Love Is on the Air, and by the end of 1939 he had already appeared in 19 films, including Dark Victory with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. Before the film Santa Fe Trail with Errol Flynn in 1940, he played the role of George "The Gipper" Gipp in the film Knute Rockne, All American; from it, he acquired the lifelong nickname "the Gipper." In 1941, exhibitors voted him the fifth most popular star from the younger generation in Hollywood. Reagan played his favorite acting role in 1942's Kings Row, where he plays a double amputee who recites the line "Where's the rest of me?"-later used as the title of his 1965 autobiography. Many film critics considered Kings Row to be his best movie.