The Remarkable Andrew

After the failure of THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (AKA: ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY), it's interesting that Paramount thought they could make a light-hearted fantasy work during the first dark days of WW II. It didn't. Trumbo, who always had a reputation for doing offbeat and/or powerful scripts, submitted the idea to producer Arthur Hornblow, Jr., who suggested that it might make a good book. Since novels adapted for films usually command a good price, Trumbo was able to be paid twice for his work--first for the book's rights and second for the screenplay. Holden is a virtuous civil servant whose avocation is acting as secretary to the local Andrew Jackson society and ...