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The Story of Will Rogers

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
497
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Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
BiographyComedyDrama
The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, radio.The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, radio.The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, radio.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
497
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Frank Davis(screenplay)
    • Stanley Roberts(screenplay)
    • Jack Moffitt(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Will Rogers Jr.
    • Jane Wyman
    • Carl Benton Reid
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Frank Davis(screenplay)
    • Stanley Roberts(screenplay)
    • Jack Moffitt(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Will Rogers Jr.
    • Jane Wyman
    • Carl Benton Reid
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
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    Top cast

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    Will Rogers Jr.
    Will Rogers Jr.
    • Will Rogers
    Jane Wyman
    Jane Wyman
    • Betty Rogers
    Carl Benton Reid
    Carl Benton Reid
    • Sen. Clem Rogers
    Eve Miller
    Eve Miller
    • Cora Marshall
    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Bert Lynn
    Slim Pickens
    Slim Pickens
    • Dusty Donovan
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Wiley Post
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Mrs. Foster
    Steve Brodie
    Steve Brodie
    • Dave Marshall
    Pinky Tomlin
    Pinky Tomlin
    • Orville James
    Margaret Field
    Margaret Field
    • Sally Rogers
    Eddie Cantor
    Eddie Cantor
    • Eddie Cantor
    Frank Bank
    • Young Will Rogers
    Todd Karns
    Todd Karns
    • 1st Mechanic
    • (scenes deleted)
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Actor
    • (scenes deleted)
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Townsman Greeting Will
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Rodeo Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Frank Davis(screenplay)
      • Stanley Roberts(screenplay)
      • Jack Moffitt(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Janaury 12, 1953 with Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman reprising their film roles.
    • Goofs
      When Will Rogers leaves on his flight to Alaska in 1935 the plane that he and Wiley Post are flying is a Vultee BT-13 or -15 (depending on the engine used), an aircraft that didn't come into use until 1940. In the background as they are taking off are Boeing 377s (or C-97s), which debuted in the mid-1940s.
    • Quotes

      Will Rogers: Well it looks like the women are finally gonna get the vote. A lot of men say they shouldn't be trusted with it. Seems kind of silly to stop trustin' them now after eatin' their cookin' for 4000 years.

    • Connections
      Edited from Sininen rapsodia (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      Home on the Range
      (uncredited)
      Music by Daniel E. Kelley
      Lyrics by Brewster M. Higley
      Played at the beginning and during the opening credits
      Sung at the Rogers party and used often in the score

    User reviews15

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    10/10
    A great movie
    I remember seeing this in Australia and I had just made my teens. Managed to see it a few times. I thought, then and still do now,it was entertaining and had a message. Of course how wonderful for a son to play his Dad ,and Jane Wyman a wonderful actress. The world has lost something when movies like this are seldom made. I will have to and search Amazon and bite the bullet and pay the freight for an old copy. Very hard to get now.I think the family keeps it hidden away. And the folksy, home spun little stories he spun were all gems in themselves. Home truths. Delightful barbs when he was talking about politicians and others in the spotlight. Said gently but painfully sharp. We need a will Rogers today.
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    • roego
    • May 11, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Historia Willa Rogersa
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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