James Thurber's The Greatest Man in the World

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Only the off-beat humor of writing great James Thurber could bring to life a "hero" like Jack Smurch, played by Brad Davis (Midnight Express) Fortified only with a gallon of gin and a salami, Smurch bests even Lindbergh with the first non-stop around-the-world flight. During the four days he's airborne, this unknown kid becomes a world hero. But on the ground a young reporter, anxious to tell the world about their new idol, learns Smurch is bad news. An arrogant, illiterate lout with a police record, Smurch's only interests are "parties, broads, and dough." The reporter is silenced and Smurch is locked up until the press and politicos can make him into their kind of American hero - at any cost. Also starring Carol Kane
Meet the Reporter and Credits: James Thurber's The Greatest Man in the World (1:39)
An Interview With Jack (4:37)
Miracle of Dismal Lane (4:20)
Smurch Hurdles Across Europe (3:54)
Sweet Patootie and the Hooligan (5:49)
Dauntless Jacky Smurch (5:25)
Smurch Convalesces (3:41)
Smurch Talks About His Flight (2:41)
Smurch is Sprung (4:33)
Smurch Arrested (3:13)
"The Most Desparate Crisis Since the Sinking of the Lusitania" (3:56)
Jack Smurch is Dead (4:06)
Credits: James Thurber's The Greatest Man in the World (0:48)

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