Cohan, following several generations of the Cohan family from the time of young Cohan""s vaudeville training on the road, through to his later success on Broadway (with the production of 40 Broadway shows and many hundreds of songs), and ending with his retirement and a comeback in the theatre inI""d Rather Be Right.Its theme emphasizes the wide gap between the frivolous rich and the downtrodden, outsider poor, and how fate heavy-handedly can control life.Fiona reminded him that he had three beautiful children, his loving wife, and friends ("You have everything"), but Shrek was the only one who couldn""t recognize his happiness.Smith Goes to Washington (1939)(with co-star Jean Arthur!),Gone With the Wind (1939), andThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939).