The Story Of Will Rogers (1952)
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Will Rogers Jr. stars as his own father in this slow, sentimental biopic. The film begins with Rogers' days on his father's ranch in Indian Territory (later Oklahoma). We see Will court his future wife, Betty (Jane Wyman), just before he strikes out on his own as a rodeo performer.… More Will Rogers Jr. stars as his own father in this slow, sentimental biopic. The film begins with Rogers' days on his father's ranch in Indian Territory (later Oklahoma). We see Will court his future wife, Betty (Jane Wyman), just before he strikes out on his own as a rodeo performer. Attempting to break into vaudeville with a roping act, Will gets nowhere until he starts cracking extemporaneous jokes about current events. Using the newspapers as his "material," Will rises to the pinnacle of show business in the 1910s and '20s as a star comedian in Flo Ziegfeld's Follies. He matures into a devoted family man, a rancher, a film star, an aviation enthusiast, and America's unofficial goodwill ambassador. During the darkest days of the Depression, Rogers works long and hard on behalf of poverty-stricken farmers in his own home state and elsewhere. In 1935, Rogers joins his old pal Wiley Post (Noah Beery Jr.) for an airplane trip to Alaska -- from which he never returns. The Story of Will Rogers sticks to the facts, but the film is surprisingly dull and pedantic considering the director (the usually vigorous Michael Curtiz) and the fascinating subject matter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Curtiz
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
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Cast
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Will Rogers Jr.
as Will Rogers
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Jane Wyman
as Betty Rogers
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Carl Benton Reid
as Clem Rogers
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Eve Miller
as Cora Marshall
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James Gleason
as Bert Lynn
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Slim Pickens
as Dusty Donovan
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Noah Beery Jr.
as Wiley Post
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Mary Wickes
as Mrs. Foster
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Steve Brodie
as Dave Marshall
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Pinky Tomlin
as Orville James
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Margaret Field
as Sally Rogers
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Virgil "Slats" Taylor
as Art Frazer
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Richard Kean
as Mr. Cavendish
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Jay Silverheels
as Joe Arrow
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William Forrest
as Flo Ziegfeld
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Earl Lee
as Pres. Woodrow Wilson
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Brian Daly
as Tom McSpadden
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Eddie Cantor
as Himself
- Monte Blue
- Tony Epper
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Michael Gainey
as Younger Jimmy
- Art Mix
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Carol Nugent
as Young Mary
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Olan Soule
as Secretary
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Dub Taylor
as Actor
- Bob Rose
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Paul MacWilliams
as Dead-Eye Dick
