For some discussion of Roosevelt in forties films see Dana Polan's wonderful book, "Power & Paranoia: History, Narrative, and the American Cinema, 1940-1950." The interesting thing about the Roosevelt decade is that filmmakers considered FDR unrepresentable. He might appear through a surrogate, as in the California refugee camp director in "Grapes of Wrath," or as a figure shot only from behind in "Yankee Doodle Dandy." ---------------------- Robert Kolker English Department University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 [log in to unmask] 301.405.6250 ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]