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Teddy the Rough Rider

(1940)

Drama, History, Documentary

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0hrs 19m

Overview

This short follows the political career of Theodore Roosevelt, beginning in 1895, when he was appointed police commissioner of New York City. In 1897 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in 1898 is re-created. He becomes vice president in March 1901 and assumes the presidency when William McKinley is assassinated six months later. According to the narrator, Roosevelt refused to be beholden to political bosses, doing what he believed to be right for the American people.

Score

67

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Sidney Blackmer as Theodore Roosevelt

Sidney Blackmer

** Theodore Roosevelt

Douglas Wood as President William McKinley

Douglas Wood

** President William McKinley

Selmer Jackson as John W. Riggs

Selmer Jackson

** John W. Riggs

Theodore von Eltz as William Loeb

Theodore von Eltz

** William Loeb

Arthur Loft as Big Jim Rafferty

Arthur Loft

** Big Jim Rafferty

John Ridgely as Reporter

John Ridgely

** Reporter

Glenn Strange as Jim Rawlins

Glenn Strange

** Jim Rawlins

Robert Warwick as Capt. Leonard Wood

Robert Warwick

** Capt. Leonard Wood

Frank Wilcox as Roosevelt's Secretary

Frank Wilcox

** Roosevelt's Secretary

Pierre Watkin as Sen. Platt

Pierre Watkin

** Sen. Platt

Wedgwood Nowell as Mine Owner

Wedgwood Nowell

** Mine Owner

Edward McWade as Russell Alger, Secretary of War

Edward McWade

** Russell Alger, Secretary of War

Edward Van Sloan as Elihu Root, Secretary of State

Edward Van Sloan

** Elihu Root, Secretary of State

Earl Dwire as Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks

Earl Dwire

** Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks

Nat Carr as Reporter

Nat Carr

** Reporter

Walter Fenner as 1st Slum Lord

Walter Fenner

** 1st Slum Lord

Gus Glassmire as 3rd Slum Lord

Gus Glassmire

** 3rd Slum Lord

Frank Mayo as Cabinet Member

Frank Mayo

** Cabinet Member

Morgan Wallace as First Financier

Morgan Wallace

** First Financier

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