Atlantic Editor Finds Ronald Reagan Connection to Dirty Harry 'Creepy

P.J. Gladnick
April 22nd, 2010 3:17 PM
Did Ronald Reagan inspire one of the most famous lines in movie history? The widely quoted Dirty Harry "Do you feel lucky?" line.That is what The Atlantic senior editor, Christopher Orr was wondering. Most of us would enjoy that premise. In the case of Orr, he found it "creepy." The Atlantic had posted a fascinating video clip from a 1954 General Electric Theater episode in which Ronald Reagan as…