Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)

Drama History

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.

Updated May 29 2020

Releases:

US -

1940-02-21

MoreLess Releases

Keywords:

biography theodore roosevelt historical short

FACTS

Runtime: 19 mins Rating: 6.0

Cast

John Ridgely

Reporter

Sidney Blackmer

Theodore Roosevelt

Glenn Strange

Jim Rawlins

Robert Warwick

Capt. Leonard Wood

Arthur Loft

Big Jim Rafferty

Douglas Wood

President William McKinley

Frank Wilcox

Roosevelt's Secretary

Theodore von Eltz

William Loeb

MoreLess Cast

Login

Find Your Movie, Your Way

SEARCH BY ARTIST, MOVIE, KEYWORD OR COLLECTION.

Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)

Releases:

Keywords:

FACTS