The Road Is Open Again
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| The Road Is Open Again | |
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Spirits of Lincoln, Wilson, and Washington speaking to the songwriter | |
| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | George R. Bilson |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
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The Road is Open Again is a propaganda film produced by Warner Bros. in August, 1933 to promote the National Recovery Administration (NRA).
Plot[edit]
The short film portrays a songwriter (Dick Powell) sitting at a piano. Paintings of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Woodrow Wilson lie on the wall. Struggling to compose a song to promote the NRA, he falls alseep. The writer is woken up by George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Woodrow Wilson (portrayed by Alan Dinehart, Charles Middleton, and Samuel S. Hinds respectfully) standing around the piano explaining the policies of the NRA. The songwriter has an exchange with the three ghosts. They claim that the NRA will eliminate unemployment and increase middle and lower class purchasing power. The ghost of George Washington then urges the writer to support this initiative by buying from participating businesses. The writer is inspired by his conversation and begins to play "The Road is Open Again" (song) on the piano when the ghosts disappear. After a confused pause, the writer begins to play again and then rises from his piano chair to sing toward the audience. After a minute, instruments begin to play in the background and a group of off-screen male vocalists joins in the singing. A montage of footage showing depections of economic prosperity then appears on screen accompanied by an overlaying of the song's lyrics.[1][2][3]
References in other media[edit]
- The title song, "The Road Is Open Again", was featured as the theme song to The Plot Against America, sung by actor in the series Michael Kostroff.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ FDR Presidential Library (1933), The Road is Open Again, retrieved 2023-06-16
- ↑ "The Road Is Open Again 7 Mins". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ↑ “The Road is Open Again,” USU Digital Exhibits, accessed June 16, 2023, http://exhibits.usu.edu/items/show/18820
- ↑ Dessem, Matthew (2020-03-29). "What's the Deal With the Theme Song for The Plot Against America?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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