Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
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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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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 WarKeywords
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What is Teddy the Rough Rider about?
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.
How long is Teddy the Rough Rider?
Teddy the Rough Rider has a runtime of 19 minutes.