Don’t expect a write-in vote for Dame Judi Dench : Robert Pattinson, the mopey “Twilight” hunk, is No. Written by Furious, Bernard Norman vows revenge for the humiliation suffered, but Rina becomes a big star, the main asset of his company. Photo: publicity still for The Carpetbaggers (Edward Dmytryk, 1964). [4] (Soon after, Embassy signed him to adapt Where Love Has Gone. It's a wonderful change of pace. George Peppard plays a hard-driven industrialist more than a little reminiscent of Howard Hughes. it could have been someone. Every frame he's in makes of The Carpetbaggers an erotic movie in my eyes. He admits he lied to her so long because he loved her then and he loves her now. His sudden reform is little more than an unconvincing afterthought. A contrite Jonas returns to Monica asking her to listen. In his new identity, Nevada had practically raised Jonas in the absence of his father. Like Charles Foster Kane, Jonas Cord is far more dashing and virile than the fellow this film carefully avoids claiming he was actually based on.Harold Robbins' trashy 1961 bestseller cashing in on the late fifties fascination with the Roaring Twenties erupted into this Technicolor nonsense with a once in a lifetime cast (it was the debut of Elizabeth Ashley and the posthumous swansong of Alan Ladd). With her dream of loving shattered, Jennie runs out devastated. Synopsis: The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American film starring George Peppard as a character based largely on Howard Hughes and Alan Ladd as a former western gunslinger turned actor with the pseudonym Nevada Smith, played the following year in a prequel starring Steve McQueen in the part. above other men.. Dutch postcard by P. Moorlag, Heerlen, Sort. She accepts his proposal, believing they're in love. This version was used to accompany the titles and credits for the UK BBC 2 The Money Programme, a finance and current affairs television magazine program. Harold Robbins knows how to tell a story, and for that reason alone you should read this novel… it is one of his best. She also becomes his mistress. Jonas Cord Jr. becomes one of America's richest men in the early twentieth century, inheriting an explosives company from his late father. 5 years 7 months ago Every generation has. Before their falling out, Dan had set up a screen test for his favorite call girl, Jennie Denton, an attractive blonde who resembles Rina. Flying across the country, always busy with new deals and schemes, he lives in hotel suites, with no permanent home, even though he now owns his father's house. Rina is portrayed as a sexually assertive gold-digger and expert manipulator of men, but she can't get the best of Jonas. Among them could be. Drama. His wife said "years ago Alfred Hitchcock told him he'd made a great villain with that baby face. Jonas sees the possibilities and Jennie becomes the studio's new sex symbol and star. All he needs is another chance and he'll try to earn her trust. Here's our roundup of the best new series of the year so far, and where to watch them. Upset and in tears, Jennie goes to Jonas to confess, breaking their engagement to spare him. Title: Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for The Carpetbaggers (1964). There are lots of great things in this movie (storytelling - acting - cinematography) and there is George Peppard handsome and talented beyond the pale. Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value. Armed with a copy of a porno film she made in her youth, Dan threatens to reveal her shady past to Jonas and the world if she doesn't pay up. Jonas becomes an aviation pioneer and his wealth grows. Look in the mirror. He takes out his anger on anyone who cares about him. "[16] Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post described the film as "wild, fruity nonsense" and observed, "At all events, Robbins and Hayes have it beautifully tied up psychologically and all I can say is that I'm glad I never had an insane twin. World War II is creating a huge demand for war planes and Jonas buys another aviation plant. Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films and catting around on the corporate make in 1930's Hollywood. 1964 - Boyd Theater Ad - 17 Jul MC - Allentown PA.jpg 800 × 1,600; 267 KB A hard drinker and womanizer, Jonas makes no time for leisurely enjoyment of his wealth. "[21] Mad magazine lampooned the film in issue #92 with The Carpetsweepers.[22]. Jeanne Baker . Ironically, Monica walks into a replay of the set-up from years back. A screen adaption of the blistering best-seller which examines the story of platinum blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (Carroll Baker) who rose to fame in the reckless Hollywood of the 1930s. However, Jonas always investigates his associates and has uncovered the truth about Nevada's past. John Michael Hayes signed to write the script in June 1962. Jonas demands that Rina get the role; she's a natural actress and perfect for the part. [19] However, many critics frowned upon the film, considering it to be "vulgar and tasteless" or "an upscale dirty movie". [2] Due to its success, a prequel was filmed and released two years later. Directed by Dick Lowry. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times panned the film as "a sickly sour distillation of Harold Robbins's big-selling novel", with the protagonist "a thoroughly mechanical movie puppet, controlled by a script-writer's strings", and Peppard's performance "expressionless, murky and dull. When Alan Ladd signed to play Nevada Smith, it was also announced that Paramount and Joseph E. Levine would make a prequel about Smith's adventures called Nevada Smith.[7]. The formula for a Hollywood tale is straight-forward: Watch a semi-despicable protagonist navigate the cruel waters of stardom while meeting thinly veiled representations of real stars, rinse, repeat. Summary: As Meg's recently rekindled romance with Luke begins to heat up, she grows concerned over his level of "experience" in matters of love. People won't dare to disparage the wife of the rich and powerful Jonas Cord; do that and he'll destroy them. In 2013 Intrada Records issued the complete original soundtrack on CD, pairing it with the CD premiere of the Ava re-recording (tracks 22-31). Nightclub singer and her brother-in-law try to find her husband's killer. Robbins' romaner er udgivet på over 30 sprog og menes at være solgt i sammenlagt over 750 millioner eksemplarer. Among them could be a creative giant, a do-gooder, a tyrant or a plunderer — a man who leaves his personal brand on everything and everyone he touches. Carroll Baker, Martha Hyer, Bob Cummings, and Elizabeth Ashley … Dmytryk does a very clean, efficient job of direction, interweaving the various strands of his complicated story with exemplary clarity, but somehow there is an element missing: the film is big, bold, sprawlingly epic and all that, but it never manages to carry off its outrageous silliness with any of the flourish of the good old days. Posted: (3 days ago) Leif Erickson, Actor: On the Waterfront. George Peppard is a much more rugged adventurer than the man it's not based on (who's actual story just continued to get weirder and weirder for another ten years after this version abruptly ends). She was his first girlfriend, much adored, in his naive youth. Jonas goes on an alcoholic binge and disappears. The Carpetbaggers (1964). Jonas buys up all the company stock including some held by Nevada Smith, a former western gunslinger. Vivacious and unconventional at first, Monica seems to enjoy Cord's free-wheeling lifestyle. Elmer Bernstein re-recorded his music for the movie as an album on Ava Records. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. It grossed $28,409,547 at the domestic box office,[13] making it the 4th highest-grossing film of 1964. Rina takes the money and moves to Paris, partying her way through the Roaring Twenties, ending up penniless but still beautiful. An American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. "[14] Variety wrote, "Psychological facets of the story are fuzzy, and vital motivational information is withheld to the point where it no longer really seems to matter why he is the miserable critter he is. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. its modern carpetbaggers,. During World War II, successive tugboat British Captains sent on dangerous salvage missions pass-on the key to a home-port apartment, where a lonely Swiss-Italian young war-widow lives. Upon his return, he decides he can run the studio, even directing films. She oozes sex. The film's title is a metaphor for self-promoting tycoons who perform quick financial takeovers, impose dictatorial controls for short-term profits, then move on to greener pastures. Crushed, Monica gives Jonas his divorce, then discovers she's pregnant with his child. The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American drama movie directed by Edward Dmytryk and based on the novel of the same name by Harold Robbins.It stars George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Bob Cummings, Elizabeth Ashley, Lew Ayers, Leif Erickson, Carroll Baker, Martha Hyer and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. He offers no explanation except that he thought she wanted that hectic, loveless life. [9] Carroll Baker had a highly publicized nude scene, shot on a closed set. Jonas offers several times to buy the film company, but Bernard Norman, still angry, refuses. or a plunderer, a man who leaves. The ruthless and destructive rise to power of playboy Jonas Cord. She persuades Jonas to finance Nevada's project, a script about his former outlaw life, in which he will star. Norman sees his chance for revenge. Seeing the wreckage of both their lives, Nevada Smith confronts Jonas with fighting words, ending by saying "You're crazy." With George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Carroll Baker, Robert Cummings. He kept rushing to accomplish all he could, fearing insanity might overtake him any moment. Once a wanted man named Max Sand, Nevada reformed and changed his name. [18][20] The Monthly Film Bulletin stated, "They don't make movies like this any more—or at least, like The Carpetbaggers should have been. United States, 1964. After the birth, Jonas visits her, demanding to know if he's the father. Realizing Dan's betrayal, Jonas beats him up and heads out. 150. An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father. ClassicLady Carrol Baker was really something. That's all it takes; Jonas socks him and commences a vicious fist-fight, a huge knockdown brawl. He offers Dan a sweet deal to keep Rina's death secret and arrange the immediate sale of the studio. I love you!" Harold Robbins, love him or hate him you cannot deny that he was a master storyteller. [18], The movie was one of the 13 most popular films in the UK in 1965. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy. For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate. Carroll Baker's Diamond-encrusted Gown Was Designed by Whom? The term "carpetbagger" refers to an outsider relocating to exploit locals. "Goodbye, Junior." He brags that he made her a star, made her eligible to marry him. As Jonas Cord Jr., George is a halo of light, in turn mean and vulnerable. After the Civil War, a returning Confederate veteran must reclaim his Arizona land and homestead from the Yankee carpetbaggers who illegally occupy it. Jonas cuts his ties with old associates, his aviation partner Buzz and his longtime lawyer Mac. Ladd's part was taken by Steve McQueen. Jonas of course lets her go, seemingly unfazed. its adventurers. IMDB reports its top 25 stars of the year, as measured by the STARmeter, which ranks the popularity of celebrities among the site’s 57 million monthly visitors. The Carpetbaggers was released in April 1964. Then Dan Pierce, although he works for Jonas, approaches Norman as studio head with bad news. He's destroying everything that really matters. This 1964 film version was also extremely successful. Coe, Richard L. (June 13, 1964). To me The Carpetbaggers is a sensational movie. I guess in the past generation it could have been someone like the fictional and fabulous Jonas Cord Junior — the best or the worst — depending on how much you imagined he might have hurt you... or how much you believed he helped you. She continues to drink and party; her career blossoms while Nevada's declines. Distributie The Carpetbaggers: George Peppard,Alan Ladd. A divorced couple's teen-age daughter stands trial for stabbing her mother's latest lover. (1964). THE CARPETBAGGERS.". Avoiding true friendship, he looks for the inside angle, using people to make money no matter how it hurts them. The legend of Jonas spanned almost two decades and it began that April morning in the nineteen twenties... in the sky over the Nevada desert.". Leif Erickson - IMDb. The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk, based on the best-selling 1961 novel The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins.It stars George Peppard as Jonas Cord, a character based loosely on Howard Hughes, and Alan Ladd in his last role as Nevada Smith, a former western gunslinger turned actor. his personal brand. Steve McQueen appears in the 1966 prequel movie Nevada Smith. "Carpetbaggers Safe on Base". Carroll Baker, Martha Hyer, Bob Cummings and Elizabeth Ashley also star. Drama. Both have grown tired of his bullying and using them. Leif Erickson was born on October 27, 1911 in Alameda, California, USA as William Wycliffe Anderson. Jonas just laughs. Harold Robbins har en stjerne på Hollywood Walk of Fame ud for adressen 6743 Hollywood Blvd. The Carpetbaggers (1964) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. "'Carpetbaggers' in Bad Taste as Film". Stars: George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Carroll Baker & Bob Cummings. This 1964 blockbuster, based on Harold Robbins’s best-selling novel and loosely based on Howard Hughes’s life, chronicles the financial rise and moral descent of half-cocked entrepreneur Jonas Cord. She tells him, "I don't want you to get hurt. A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. When he introduced her to his father, the elder Cord had promptly seduced and married her. Norman and Jonas argue then get into a fist-fight over casting; the female lead is Norman's inept girlfriend. One of those other reasons is to capture a brief glimpse of an era of American culture, 1925 – 1945, and how the carpetbaggers of this era (post-WWI) mirrored the carpetbaggers of post-Civil War. Why? The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American film starring George Peppard as a character based largely on Howard Hughes and Alan Ladd as a former western gunslinger turned actor with the pseudonym Nevada Smith, played the following year in a prequel starring Steve McQueen in the part. Her career continues to flourish (a glamour photo of her is shown on the cover of the October 18, 1940 issue of the fictional magazine Comment), but she is in for a rude awakening. "[8], Filming started on June 4, 1963. Scheuer, Philip K. (June 5, 1964). [10], Alan Ladd died before the film was released.[11]. who gamble everything. He bought a house and wants to make it a home. Review: "Stiletto" (1969) Starring Alex Cord, Britt Ekland And Patrick O'Neal; Kino Lorber Blu-ray Special Edition, Review: "Tobruk" (1966) Starring Rock Hudson And George Peppard; Kino Lorber Blu-ray Edition, Imprint Films (Viavision's Botique Blu ray releases), robert cummings 32/32 28_159-0=28_159 {0}, Barnum of Baltimore: The Early Films of Joseph E. Levine. Carroll Baker, Martha Hyer, Bob Cummings, and Elizabeth Ashley also star. While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his human side, and find that it's an uphill battle. to stand head and shoulders. The film's title is a metaphor for self-promoting tycoons who perform quick financial takeovers, impose dictatorial controls for short-term profits, then move on to greener pastures. Drama of a ruthless Southern opportunist who tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones. At the worldwide box office, the film grossed $40,000,000 against a $3 million budget. To me The Carpetbaggers is a sensational movie. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Columbia Pictures Will Endow Circle in Square Acting Grants", "Miss Taylor and Richard Burton Are Sought for Roles in 'V.I.P. Instead he coldly demands that Jennie demonstrate how much she likes her new coat and they have sex. It was the #1 moneymaker of 1964, bringing in domestic rentals of $13,000,000. She appeared in many well known Hollywood movies of the 1950s. Prompted by some sagely wisdom from Roxanne, she attempts to broaden her sex appeal with shocking results. Finally Jonas arranges a nasty set-up to force the divorce. Movie (1964) Starring: George Peppard (Jonas Cord) Alan Ladd (Nevada Smith) Carroll Baker (Rina Marlowe Cord) Robert Cummings (Dan Pierce) Jonas Cord is a disagreeable rich young tycoon on the corporate make, with some subplots about booze, broads and Hollywood in the 1930's. So he can have her services conveniently available, all to himself. During the 1960s, she also appeared in several European films. George Peppard plays a hard-driven industrialist more than a little reminiscent of Howard Hughes. [6] He lost out to Alan Ladd. The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk, based on the best-selling 1961 novel The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins. Harold Robbins (oprindeligt Harold Rubin) (21. maj 1916 i New York – 14. oktober 1997 i Palm Springs, Californien) var en amerikansk romanforfatter. With news of Jonas' engagement, Dan Pierce tries to blackmail Jennie. The Carpetbaggers is a 1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title.The prequel Nevada Smith (1966) was also based on a character in the novel.. Afraid that his brother's insanity is carried in the bloodline, Jonas avoids romantic commitments and doesn't want children of his own. Certificate: Passed like the fictional and fabulous. While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his human side, and find that it's an uphill battle. While The Carpetbaggers may not be great literature it is a great read. Looking for more? As Jonas Cord Jr., George is a halo of light, in turn mean and vulnerable. However, after many exhausting business trips ("air sickness instead of morning sickness"), Monica wants to settle down and have a home and children. Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films and catting around on the corporate make in 1930's Hollywood. Finally, he dries out. But then we find him, hat in hand, seeking forgiveness and reconciliation from a wronged ex-wife. Robert Cummings was cast as an agent. Carroll Baker portrayed an actress inspired by Jean Harlow, who appeared in Hughes' film epic Hell's Angels. The Carpetbaggers premiered in Denver, Colorado on April 9, 1964,[12] and went on to be a large commercial success. 17/6. He's had her investigated (as he always does) so he knows all about her past. This gives Jonas an interest in the Bernard Norman company, the second-rate studio that produces Nevada's films, plus creative control over the resulting movie. Synopsis. There's nobody to root for in 'The Carpetbaggers.' Monica truly loved him. Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s. The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American film starring George Peppard as a character based largely on Howard Hughes and Alan Ladd as a former western gunslinger turned actor with the pseudonym Nevada Smith, played the following year in a … Monica tells him to leave her and their newborn daughter alone. Then Nevada stands up and really lets Jonas have it. Monica, now strong without him, has always loved him. 1, and his co-stars Kristin Stewart and Taylor Lautner are Nos. With Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis, Rachel Duncan, Haley Joel Osment. The Carpetbaggers So what if she's been had all over town? Was this review helpful to you? Variety reported that the film earned $13 million in domestic rentals. It stars George Peppard as Jonas Cord, a character based loosely on Howard Hughes, and Alan Ladd in his last role as Nevada Smith, a former western gunslinger turned actor. But there are other reasons. The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American film directed by Edward Dmytryk, based upon the best-selling novel of the same name by Harold Robbins, and starring George Peppard as Jonas Cord, a character based loosely on Howard Hughes, and Alan Ladd in his last role as Nevada Smith, a former western gunslinger turned actor. This debacle is truly an accident, but Monica walks out, hurt and disgusted. 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Jonas even hires Dan Pierce, Nevada's agent, to work for him in public relations. Crowther cited the film, along with Kiss Me, Stupid, for giving American movies the reputation of "deliberate and degenerate corruptors of public taste and morals". Dan will re-work the script and expand Rina's role, while diminishing Nevada's part. He's become just like his father, cruelly cold and alcoholic. Monica takes that as a hopeful sign and comes unannounced to Jonas' hotel room, bringing their lovely daughter (who is unaware that Jonas is her father). He's made plenty of enemies, but no real friends except for Nevada who stuck by him even when Jonas sabotaged his career. Bitter and vengeful, Jonas carries on with his stepmother behind his father's back, in an ongoing love/hate relationship. They have a beautiful healthy daughter which proves there's no hereditary insanity lurking in his future. See the fabulous presenters and gracious winners at this year's Oscars. Having lost any chance with Monica, Jonas begins to groom Jennie for marriage. Nevada says Jonas is full of hatred and fear, hatred for his cruel father and fear of becoming insane like his long lost twin brother. Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Rina, drinking while driving, has crashed her car and died. Jonas becomes a ruthless multimillionaire, Jonas has a fist-fight with Nevada and returns to Monica, Baker's character was believed inspired by. Jonas throws his shot glass and breaks the mirror, still denying what others know is true. He calls Monica to help him find and re-hire her father, to run the new facility. Filmed in 35mm Panavision, this was one of the first movies to be blown up to 70mm ("Panavision 70") for premiere screening[citation needed]. I guess in the past generation. Rina resurfaces, pursuing Nevada, who now has fame and money. He hates for anyone to call him "Junior" – or especially to call him "crazy" – with his reckless ways and wild money-making schemes. He was an actor, known for On the Waterfront (1954), The High Chaparral (1967) and The Carpetbaggers (1964). Instead, through the door deliberately left open, she sees Jonas kissing Rina, his sexy stepmother, in a way that leaves no doubt of their relationship. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. and everyone he touches.. This may be slightly anecdotal, but it is reputed to be the fourth most read book in history. Both get in solid punches, falling over and breaking the furniture. Drama. Jonas breaks down, crying because he never even got to speak to his brother, who was locked away when they were infants. Directed by. The book gives us a … Jonas soon destroys a business rival named Winthrop, then seduces and marries the man's daughter Monica. Comments:: A major studio release in its day, "The Carpetbaggers" was adapted from Harold Robbins' best-seller by John Michael Hayes, who had by then become one of Hollywood's top screenwriters before bowing out from his profession two years later, via "Nevada Smith," a prequel to "Carpetbaggers." While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his human side, and find that it's an uphill battle. To spite Jonas, Rina marries Nevada, now considered a has-been. The Carpetbaggers, regizor Edward Dmytryk, dramă. 1964. Jonas sees how empty his hectic life is, how he's thrown away happiness and replaced it with money and power. Meanwhile, Nevada Smith finds work in western films becoming a popular cowboy hero. Emotions are ignited amongst the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labour Day picnic. Years pass with no contact between them. a creative giant,. One sits there squirming in the captive presence of its unremitting boldness and bad taste for two-and-a-half hours (it ends again and again and starts up again and again), waiting only for its central figure, Jonas Cord Jr., to be cornered and stomped on like the rat he is. And Hayes' screenplay never seems to miss an opportunity to slip in connotations of sex, whether or not they are necessary. 2 and 5, respectively. "Every generation has its modern carpetbaggers, its adventurers who gamble everything to stand head and shoulders above other men. 4 of 4 people found this review helpful. The film is a landmark of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, venturing further than most films of the period with its heated sexual embraces, innuendo, and sadism between men and women, much like the novel, where "there is sex and/or sadism every 17 pages".[3]. He despises her for marrying his father strictly for money. More—he gets them. The Carpetbaggers Synopsis: George Peppard plays a hard-driven industrialist more than a little reminiscent of Howard Hughes. "[17] The film became one of the targets for the negative impact of films on society. There are lots of great things in this movie (storytelling - acting - cinematography) and there is George Peppard handsome and talented beyond the pale. תיאור זוהי תמונה של כרזת סרט, של אלבום או תקליטור, או עטיפה של קלטת וידאו או תקליטור של סרט, או כרזה מסוג אחר. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The Carpetbaggers. on everything. View production, box office, & company info. Jonas resents his alcoholic father bitterly and is psychologically scarred from the death of an insane twin brother. a do-gooder, a tyrant. He has sold all the businesses that kept them apart. Check out the full list of winners. Dan betrays his employer Jonas, sets up the sale, and Jonas pays Norman much more than the studio is worth absent its chief box-office draw. The Carpetbaggers is a 1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title. Use the HTML below. Dismayed, Jonas cruelly abandons her, pushing her to divorce him. Mac tells Jonas he's playing a role, playing so well he doesn't know what's real. Jonas is too proud to go after her and too tough to show any feelings. Two years after this film, Steve McQueen played Ladd's character in a Western prequel titled Nevada Smith. Media in category "The Carpetbaggers (film)" The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. The theme tune by Elmer Bernstein was recorded in a version by Jimmy Smith arranged by Lalo Schiffrin. Edward Dmytryk. He invites Monica to his hotel room and she arrives eagerly, expecting a reconciliation. [5]), Sonny Tufts was a candidate for Nevada Smith. Every frame he's in makes of The Carpetbaggers an erotic movie in my eyes. This book along with Puzo's The Godfather are great examples of the American power story. 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