Teddy the Rough Rider 84 years old

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.

Credits

Teddy the Rough Rider Cast

Name Character
John Ridgely He was 30, 58 years old when he died as Reporter
Glenn Strange He was 40, 74 years old when he died as Jim Rawlins
Sidney Blackmer He was 44, 78 years old when he died as Theodore Roosevelt
Selmer Jackson He was 51, 82 years old when he died as John W. Riggs
Theodore von Eltz He was 46, 70 years old when he died as William Loeb
Robert Warwick He was 61, 85 years old when he died as Capt. Leonard Wood
Frank Wilcox He was 32, 66 years old when he died as Roosevelt's Secretary
Arthur Loft He was 42, 49 years old when he died as Big Jim Rafferty
Douglas Wood He was 59, 85 years old when he died as President William McKinley

Teddy the Rough Rider Crew

Name Department
Ray Enright as Director. He was 43 (69) years old when He died Directing
Charles L. Tedford as Writer. He was 35 (51) years old when He died Writing
Gordon Hollingshead as Producer. He was 48 (60) years old when He died Production
Teddy the Rough Rider poster
Teddy the Rough Rider (84 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, February 21, 1940
  • Runtime: 19 minutes