Teddy the Rough Rider
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Ray Enright
- February 21, 1940
- Released
- United States of America
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- 19m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Sidney BlackmerTheodore Roosevelt -
Douglas WoodPresident William McKinley -
Selmer JacksonJohn W. Riggs -
Theodore von EltzWilliam Loeb -
Arthur LoftBig Jim Rafferty -
John RidgelyReporter -
Glenn StrangeJim Rawlins -
Robert WarwickCapt. Leonard Wood -
Frank WilcoxRoosevelt's Secretary -
Pierre WatkinSen. Platt -
Wedgwood NowellMine Owner -
Edward McWadeRussell Alger, Secretary of War
