He tells his aging friend Dr.Edward "Pop" Cardetti (Victor Moore) that he is leaving the show-business stage for a career as a professional gambler, with an appetite for cards and dice:My talent is gambling, Pop.Ignoring her offered drink of champagne, he grabbed her for a passionate kiss as the scene faded.Due to the shortage of the world""s oil, the oil slick, and gas rationing, tempers flared at gas stations on the East Coast, and fights broke out.Spectator Scott at the party responded: "That was so fake," but Deckard believed otherwise.In another area of the upstairs, Jen was bong-smoking with Rudy, while Sara got a view of the killer in the living room ("Michael""s here" she screamed), but Rudy didn""t believe her.What""ll your review say?Second critic: I like it too.So, er, I guess I""ll pan it.First critic: Oh.(He laughs.) Well, that""s logical.Second critic: My publisher resents Cohan impersonating the president of the United States.Says our young readers dream of being president.First critic: ""I""d rather be right than be president..."" Cohan may find out he isn""t either one.The camera moves through the outer door and into the dressing room of George M.Cohan - he is being congratulated backstage by well-wishers and his wife Mary (17 year old Joan Leslie) just following his performance, but he is anxious about his impersonation of the president:Cohan: Well, that""s all very well, but we""re still reading on dangerous ground.