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40th President. Simply fantastic typed letter signed “Ronald Reagan”, January 16, 1952, personal stationery from Hollywood, California, to Fred Johnson who was a drama critic/editor for the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, in full:
We have a growing menace in Hollywood and unless something is done about it I think the screen actors are in serious trouble. I think you and your readers should know the facts.
The other night I saw a showing of Pine-Thomas' "Hong Kong," a Technicolor picture. In the film is a four-year-old Chinese boy named Danny Chang. This kid is the greatest screen thief ever seen, and unless we stop the rascal he'll walk away with every picture he's in. The other players haven't a chance.
I even sat through the picture without paying much attention to Rhonda Fleming, the leading lady, and when I don't keep an eye on this gorgeous redhead, you know there's something up there on that screen to distract my attention -- and that's exactly what Danny Chang was up to. The poor leading man in the picture won't even get recognition in his home town. But I'm resigned to that, which is by way of fixing my mean position in the proceedings.
Do me a favor? Tell your readers about this Oriental menace, so they'll be on the lookout for him. He's dangerous, and will steal your heart.
Released in December 1951, “Hong Kong” starred Reagan and Fleming. The movie’s plot, in short summary:
Jeff Williams (Ronald Reagan) is an American army veteran living in China who must flee the Red Army as the country falls to communism. Along the way, he encounters a Chinese orphan named Wei Lin (Danny Chang) who is carrying an ancient and valuable golden idol. Williams must outwit both the communists and Chinese gangsters while scheming to profit from the idol himself.
Interestingly, there are many publicity photos showing Chang and Reagan promoting the movie.
Fantastic letter written in the very opening days of the movie, with Reagan seeking publicity for the film and using some interesting language!
40th President. Simply fantastic typed letter signed “Ronald Reagan”, January 16, 1952, personal stationery from Hollywood, California, to Fred Johnson who was a drama critic/editor for the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, in full:
We have a growing menace in Hollywood and unless something is done about it I think the screen actors are in serious trouble. I think you and your readers should know the facts.
The other night I saw a showing of Pine-Thomas' "Hong Kong," a Technicolor picture. In the film is a four-year-old Chinese boy named Danny Chang. This kid is the greatest screen thief ever seen, and unless we stop the rascal he'll walk away with every picture he's in. The other players haven't a chance.
I even sat through the picture without paying much attention to Rhonda Fleming, the leading lady, and when I don't keep an eye on this gorgeous redhead, you know there's something up there on that screen to distract my attention -- and that's exactly what Danny Chang was up to. The poor leading man in the picture won't even get recognition in his home town. But I'm resigned to that, which is by way of fixing my mean position in the proceedings.
Do me a favor? Tell your readers about this Oriental menace, so they'll be on the lookout for him. He's dangerous, and will steal your heart.
Released in December 1951, “Hong Kong” starred Reagan and Fleming. The movie’s plot, in short summary:
Jeff Williams (Ronald Reagan) is an American army veteran living in China who must flee the Red Army as the country falls to communism. Along the way, he encounters a Chinese orphan named Wei Lin (Danny Chang) who is carrying an ancient and valuable golden idol. Williams must outwit both the communists and Chinese gangsters while scheming to profit from the idol himself.
Interestingly, there are many publicity photos showing Chang and Reagan promoting the movie.
Fantastic letter written in the very opening days of the movie, with Reagan seeking publicity for the film and using some interesting language!