The Story of Will Rogers

1952
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1h 49m

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Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)

The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, and radio.The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, and radio.The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, and radio.

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Excellent Movie I would like to see it offered on Video!

This is an excellent film with an outstanding cast, and a very authentic feel to the overall presentation. Will Rogers, Jr. becomes Will Rogers, Sr. This is a good story about an outstanding "American" personality, and it should definitely be made available on video for all "Americans" to see, especially during these trying times when patriotism, honesty and goodwill could use a shot-in-the-arm. Hopefully it will be make the step to video in the very near future.

tomperrin
Jun 16, 2002
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Trivia
The real Eddie Cantor appears as himself in support of Will Rogers, Jr. who portrays his father, a contemporary of Cantor's. The next year Rogers, Jr. would return the favor, again appearing as his father in The Eddie Cantor Story. Both films were made by Warner Brothers.

Goofs
When Will Rogers is addressing the bankers at 1:17:00 in, there are 2 old style microphones on the table in front of him. The one on the left of the screen, Rogers' right, is missing one of the suspension springs between the mic cartridge and the frame. It also has no wire attached to it, so it couldn't possibly function.

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 Rhapsody in Blue (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