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Teddy the Rough Rider

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Sidney Blackmer in Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
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  • Biography
  • Drama
In a series of short scenes, key periods in Theodore Roosevelt's political life are dramatized beginning in 1895 with his time as New York City police commissioner and later as Assistant Sec... Read allIn a series of short scenes, key periods in Theodore Roosevelt's political life are dramatized beginning in 1895 with his time as New York City police commissioner and later as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President and President.In a series of short scenes, key periods in Theodore Roosevelt's political life are dramatized beginning in 1895 with his time as New York City police commissioner and later as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President and President.
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  • Director
    • Ray Enright
  • Writer
    • Charles L. Tedford(original screen play)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Blackmer
    • Pierre Watkin
    • Theodore von Eltz
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  • Director
    • Ray Enright
  • Writer
    • Charles L. Tedford(original screen play)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Blackmer
    • Pierre Watkin
    • Theodore von Eltz
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

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    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Theodore Rooseveltas Theodore Roosevelt
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Sen. Plattas Sen. Platt
    Theodore von Eltz
    Theodore von Eltz
    • William Loebas William Loeb
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • Big Jim Raffertyas Big Jim Rafferty
    Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    • Rough Rideras Rough Rider
    • (uncredited)
    Nat Carr
    Nat Carr
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    • Miners' Labor Leaderas Miners' Labor Leader
    • (uncredited)
    Clay Clement
    Clay Clement
    • Avery D. Andrewsas Avery D. Andrews
    • (uncredited)
    John Deering
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    John Dilson
    John Dilson
    • Lyman Gageas Lyman Gage
    • (uncredited)
    Earl Dwire
    Earl Dwire
    • Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacksas Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Fenner
    • 1st Slum Lordas 1st Slum Lord
    • (uncredited)
    Gus Glassmire
    • 3rd Slum Lordas 3rd Slum Lord
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Harvey
    Michael Harvey
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • John W. Riggs, Cabinet Memberas John W. Riggs, Cabinet Member
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Kenney
    Jack Kenney
    • Saloon Owneras Saloon Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Kenny
    Jack Kenny
    • Rough Rideras Rough Rider
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Kipling
    • Second Financieras Second Financier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ray Enright
    • Writer
      • Charles L. Tedford(original screen play)
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    • Trivia
      Sidney Blackmer played Theodore Roosevelt in six other films.
    • Goofs
      When "Colonel Roosevelt" was speaking to the press about his son, Quentin, having died in 1918, he said "Quentin's mother died glad, that he got to the front". Actually Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt outlived Quentin by 30 years, dying in 1948.
    • Quotes

      Theodore Roosevelt: I would rather have this administration fail because it enforced the laws than see it succeed by violating them.

    • Connections
      Edited into March on, America! (1942)
    • Soundtracks
      A Hot Time in the Old Town
      (uncredited)

      Music by Theodore A. Metz

      Performed by the studio orchestra

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    7/10
    Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick
    Probably one of the most written about, discussed, admired, and despised in some quarters, presidents we've ever had was the many sided Theodore Roosevelt. Each generation brings forth new biographies and historical reassessments of his career. The same man who made conservation a personal cause, who passed the Pure&Food and Drug Act, who won a Noble Peace Prize for mediating a settlement of the Russo-Japanese War was also one of the most belligerent men who ever occupied the White House.

    But in 1940 with another Roosevelt in the White House, a little of that belligerency might have gone a long way in limiting the ambitions of some megalomaniacs across the pond. It was with that in mind that Warner Brothers made this short subject giving a superficial, but effective treatment of TR's life.

    Sidney Blackmer who made a small career within a career of playing Theodore Roosevelt stars in this film which won an Oscar for Best Short Subject. Theodore Roosevelt's career just like his cousin Franklin's would require a nine part mini-series, but the highlights are touched on and the character comes through.
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    • Release date
      • February 24, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Technicolor Specials (1939-1940) #4: Teddy, the Rough Rider
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      19 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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