Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

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1940
0h 19m
6.7(11 votes)
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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Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

19 members
Acting

Sidney Blackmer

Theodore Roosevelt

Sidney Blackmer
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Douglas Wood

President William McKinley

Douglas Wood
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Selmer Jackson

John W. Riggs

Selmer Jackson
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Theodore von Eltz

William Loeb

Theodore von Eltz
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Arthur Loft

Big Jim Rafferty

Arthur Loft
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John Ridgely

Reporter

John Ridgely
Acting

Glenn Strange

Jim Rawlins

Glenn Strange
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Robert Warwick

Capt. Leonard Wood

Robert Warwick
Acting

Frank Wilcox

Roosevelt's Secretary

Frank Wilcox
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Pierre Watkin

Sen. Platt

Pierre Watkin
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Wedgwood Nowell

Mine Owner

Wedgwood Nowell
Acting

Edward McWade

Russell Alger, Secretary of War

Edward McWade
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Edward Van Sloan

Elihu Root, Secretary of State

Edward Van Sloan
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Earl Dwire

Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks

Earl Dwire
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Nat Carr

Reporter

Nat Carr
Acting

Walter Fenner

1st Slum Lord

Walter Fenner
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Gus Glassmire

3rd Slum Lord

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Frank Mayo

Cabinet Member

Frank Mayo
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Morgan Wallace

First Financier

Morgan Wallace

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