Turns out that Dwight Eisenhower was not a fan of ROBERT MITCHUM and refused to let any of his movies be screened at the White House, according to a new article about presidential viewing habits in the Washingtonian."Westerns were a lot more common in the 1950s than they are today, but Ike clearly favored silent-type, tough-guy movies. He was also discriminating. He refused to watch films featuring Robert Mitchum because Mitchum had served time for marijuana possession. This was no small sacrifice: Mitchum was a star who appeared in more than 20 movies during Eisenhower’s two terms, including 1955’s classic 'The Night of the Hunter.'
White House projectionist Paul Fischer occasionally would try to sneak a Mitchum film past the President, but Ike would get up and walk out of the theater upon seeing the actor’s face onscreen."
LOL Gotta love the visceral reaction some people had to Mitch. Not really sure about the projectionist story though. By the time Eisenhower was President, Mitchum's name would have been in the opening credits to all his movies.
ReplyDeleteToo true! Unless Eisenhower didn't pay attention to credits.
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