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Teddy the Rough Rider

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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.

Release Date : 1940-02-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sidney Blackmer

Character Name : Theodore Roosevelt

Original Name : Sidney Blackmer

Gender : Male

Douglas Wood

Character Name : President William McKinley

Original Name : Douglas Wood

Gender : Male

Selmer Jackson

Character Name : John W. Riggs

Original Name : Selmer Jackson

Gender : Male

Theodore von Eltz

Character Name : William Loeb

Original Name : Theodore von Eltz

Gender : Male

Arthur Loft

Character Name : Big Jim Rafferty

Original Name : Arthur Loft

Gender : Male

John Ridgely

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : John Ridgely

Gender : Male

Glenn Strange

Character Name : Jim Rawlins

Original Name : Glenn Strange

Gender : Male

Robert Warwick

Character Name : Capt. Leonard Wood

Original Name : Robert Warwick

Gender : Male

Frank Wilcox

Character Name : Roosevelt's Secretary

Original Name : Frank Wilcox

Gender : Male

Pierre Watkin

Character Name : Sen. Platt

Original Name : Pierre Watkin

Gender : Male

Wedgwood Nowell

Character Name : Mine Owner

Original Name : Wedgwood Nowell

Gender : Male

Edward McWade

Character Name : Russell Alger, Secretary of War

Original Name : Edward McWade

Gender : Male

Edward Van Sloan

Character Name : Elihu Root, Secretary of State

Original Name : Edward Van Sloan

Gender : Male

Earl Dwire

Character Name : Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks

Original Name : Earl Dwire

Gender : Male

Nat Carr

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Nat Carr

Gender : Male

Walter Fenner

Character Name : 1st Slum Lord

Original Name : Walter Fenner

Gender : Male

Gus Glassmire

Character Name : 3rd Slum Lord

Original Name : Gus Glassmire

Gender : Male

Frank Mayo

Character Name : Cabinet Member

Original Name : Frank Mayo

Gender : Male

Morgan Wallace

Character Name : First Financier

Original Name : Morgan Wallace

Gender : Male

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