Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940
19m
6.7

6.7/10

11 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History Documentary
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

usa president biography us republican party historical spanish–american war (1898) integrity usa politics anti-corruption short film usa foreign policy american history deterrence theory american politician

Quick Facts

Release Date February 21, 1940
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0033138

Cast

Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer

Theodore Roosevelt

Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood

President William McKinley

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

John W. Riggs

Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz

William Loeb

Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft

Big Jim Rafferty

John Ridgely
John Ridgely

Reporter

Glenn Strange
Glenn Strange

Jim Rawlins

Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick

Capt. Leonard Wood

Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox

Roosevelt's Secretary

Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin

Sen. Platt

Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell

Mine Owner

Edward McWade
Edward McWade

Russell Alger, Secretary of War

Key Crew

Charles L. Tedford
Writer
Ray Enright
Director
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer