The Story of Will Rogers
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Robert Arthur |
| Starring | Will Rogers, Jr. Jane Wyman Slim Pickens Noah Beery, Jr. Steve Brodie Eddie Cantor |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline |
| Edited by | Folmar Blangstead |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.65 million (US rentals)[2] |
The Story of Will Rogers is a 1952 movie biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Will Rogers, Jr. as his father. The supporting cast features Jane Wyman, Slim Pickens, Noah Beery, Jr., Steve Brodie, and Eddie Cantor. Bing Crosby secretly made a screen test for the lead role available for viewing at the Paley Center for Media in New York City and Los Angeles but was deemed too different in persona from Rogers to play the part.
Cast
- Will Rogers, Jr. as Will Rogers
- Jane Wyman as Betty Blake Rogers
- Carl Benton Reid as Senator Clem Rogers
- Eve Miller as Cora Marshall
- James Gleason as Bert Lynn
- Slim Pickens as Dusty Donovan
- Noah Beery, Jr. as Wiley Post
- Mary Wickes as Mrs. Foster
- Steve Brodie as Dave Marshall
- Pinky Tomlin as Orville James
- Margaret Field as Sally Rogers, Will's sister
- Eddie Cantor as Himself
- Frank Bank as a youthful Will Rogers
Inaccuracies
The film depicts Rogers' father, Clem Rogers, as being part of the Oklahoma delegation at the 1932 Democratic National Convention, despite the fact that Clem Rogers had died in 1911.
References
- ^ 109 Million Techni Sked: Budgets for Pix: Warner, Variety 18 February 1948 p 14
- ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
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