“Lies! Those ain't lies! Those are campaign promises! They expect 'em!”
Eddie Bracken has such expressive eyes. He feels like an actor that learned from watching Abbott & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, or Three Stooges bits. I felt the same way about his performance in MIRACLE AT MORGAN’S CREEK although I like him a lot more in this one. The best part of the film is the script. While the plot is very aggressive in as much as no character gives Woodrow the chance to explain himself, the dialogue is so witty and sharp. In typical Preston Sturges fashion dialogue is not only so quick but also lends itself to being a scathing commentary on how people at the time (and even today) build up in their heads who is a hero and what a hero actually is. The committee chairman also reminded me a lot of the “YESSSS?” guy from THE SIMPSONS. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was an inspiration for him.
