But... but... he was in the Knute Rockne story.
so was pat o'brien yet he didnt turn the u.s from the biggest creditor nation to the biggest debtor nation in 8 years.
Pat O'brien was a good actor also, he was a great with Cagney in "angels with dirty faces".
The amount of depression Reagan brought down on this country made the "great depression" seem like a 24 hour bug, yet people still applaud him.