Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)

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.

Directing:
  • Ray Enright

Writing:
  • Charles L. Tedford

Stars:
Release Date: 1940-02-21
themoviedb icon 5.9/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 19

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Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackm...
Theodore Roosevelt
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackso...
John W. Riggs
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
President William McKinley
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von...
William Loeb
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Big Jim Rafferty
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Reporter
Glenn Strange
Glenn Strange
Jim Rawlins
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwic...
Capt. Leonard Wood
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
Roosevelt's Secretary
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
Sen. Platt
Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowe...
Mine Owner
Edward McWade
Edward McWade
Russell Alger, Secretary of War
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sl...
Elihu Root, Secretary of State
Earl Dwire
Earl Dwire
Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks
Nat Carr
Nat Carr
Reporter
Walter Fenner
Walter Fenner
1st Slum Lord
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Cabinet Member
Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallac...
First Financier
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