Before entering politics, he was a better actor than you remember.
Ronald Reagan for his best friend!")
Here are five worth seeking out.
Credit: Knute Rockne – All American: AP
Reagan certainly does a better job here thanHumphrey Bogart, miscast as a thick-brogued Irish jockey.
Maybe that’s whya couple of years laterWarner Bros. nearly gave Reagan the role inCasablancathat ultimately went to Bogart.
Reagan’s famously horrified reaction upon waking up to discover the amputations"Where’s the rest of me?
“became the title of his 1965 autobiography.
Reagan plays the only villainous role of his career, and he plays it shockingly well.
(You’ll gasp when his gangster slaps Angie Dickinson’s character around.)
If the movie had been a success, it could have changed history.
