Reagan was fresh off his acclaimed effort in Kings Row (1942), and his professional star was at its brightest.
In 1979, he produced one of the first digital audio recordings, for Chalfont Records; it was the first commercial release of his father's music for Kings Row, Charles Gerhardt conducting.
The novel having made the best-sellers list, plans were soon made for a movie version of Kings Row.
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Prominent citizens like the real-life town doctor are portrayed in Kings Row in a less than flattering matter.
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Released in 1942, with some of the more controversial portions of the novel toned down to satisfy the Hays Code, Kings Row starred Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan, and Robert Cummings.