Teddy the Rough Rider

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 21, 1940

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Wedgwood Nowell,Walter Fenner,Gus Glassmire,Sidney Blackmer,Pierre Watkin,Edward Van Sloan,Nat Carr,Edward McWade,John Ridgely,Morgan Wallaceand 9 more

Director

Ray Enright

Writer

Charles L. Tedford

Producer

Gordon Hollingshead

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0033138