Play review – “Sunrise at Campobello” by Dore Schary

I have a lot of respect for Dore Schary, even if he did roll over to the nutters during the McCarthy era and wasn’t the best person to run MGM, because after his dumping from said studio he made a big come back writing this Broadway hit. He was helped by a terrific subject matter – FDR being struck down by polio and coming back to politics. There’s a lot of “FDR’s gotta do it” and “he’s the best progressive politician we’ve got” etc but its all good clunky stuff even if the characters seem a little white washed and Schary’s dialogue clunks at times.