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Cast
Sidney Blackmer
as Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Wood
as President William McKinley
Selmer Jackson
as John W. Riggs
Theodore von Eltz
as William Loeb
Arthur Loft
as Big Jim Rafferty
John Ridgely
as Reporter
Glenn Strange
as Jim Rawlins
Robert Warwick
as Capt. Leonard Wood
Frank Wilcox
as Roosevelt's Secretary
Pierre Watkin
as Sen. Platt
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1940
Runtime0h 19m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, History, Documentary
Votes13
DirectorRay Enright
WritersCharles L. Tedford
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTeddy the Rough Rider
About Teddy the Rough Rider
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.
Directed by Ray Enright, Teddy the Rough Rider leans on a strong ensemble — Sidney Blackmer, Douglas Wood, Selmer Jackson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1940.
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