Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
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.
What is Teddy the Rough Rider about?
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. Teddy the Rough Rider is a Drama, History, Documentary movie, released on 1940-02-21, runtime 19 minutes.
Is Teddy the Rough Rider worth watching?
TMDB users rate Teddy the Rough Rider 6.8 out of 10 from 13 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Ray Enright
Cast
- Sidney Blackmer as Theodore Roosevelt
- Douglas Wood as President William McKinley
- Selmer Jackson as John W. Riggs
- Theodore von Eltz as William Loeb
- Arthur Loft as Big Jim Rafferty
- John Ridgely as Reporter
- Glenn Strange as Jim Rawlins
- Robert Warwick as Capt. Leonard Wood
- Frank Wilcox as Roosevelt's Secretary
- Pierre Watkin as Sen. Platt
- Wedgwood Nowell as Mine Owner
- Edward McWade as Russell Alger, Secretary of War
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