Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975)

Directors:

Steve Binder
Peter H. Hunt

Writer:

Samuel Gallu (writer)

Release Date:

18 September 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

One man show about the presidency of Harry S Truman. |

Plot Keywords:

One Man Show | Impersonation | Newspaper Headline | Minimal Cast | Filmed Stage Play

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

James Whitmore

...

Harry S Truman

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Moore Theater - 1932 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington, USA

Trivia:

First major theatrical film shot on videotape and transferred to movie film.

Quotes:

Harry S Truman: Say, Rose, there's a story going around about me these days. It says that some old party hen is supposed to have cornered Bess at some party, and said, "Mrs. Truman, isn't there anything you can do to get the President to stop using the word 'manure'?" And Bess is supposed to have replied, "It took me forty years to get him to use that word!"

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Driving Miss Gilmore (#6.21)" (2006)

Another wonderful Whitmore performance

This was a great filmed stage presentation of James Whitmore's one-man show about Harry Truman, written by Samuel Gallu. He becomes President Truman right from the beginning. This show, along with the Will Rogers USA and the not-as-well-known Bully or Bully Boy (Theodore Roosevelt) is the complete list of one-man shows this fine actor has done.