1919-1932AMERICAN ICONS
PRESENTS A BIOGRAPHY OF WILL ROGERS THROUGH THE USE OF ORIGINAL FILM FOOTAGE, INTERVIEWS WITH HIS SONS AND AN EMPLOYEE AT THE WILL ROGERS MUSEUM. SHOWS HIS VERSATILITY AS AN ACTOR, POLITICAL SATIRIST AND SOCIAL COMMENTATOR, COMMENTING THAT HE NEVER LOST HIS DOWN HOME APPROACH TO VITAL MATTERS. EMPHASIZES HIS BROAD APPEAL AMONG BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AUDIENCES. FILM BEGINS WITH THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES IN 1919 AND ENDS WITH ROOSEVELT'S NOMINATION IN 1932. ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE CHRONICLES THE MAJOR EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PERIOD OF THE 1920S ENHANCED BY THE WIT OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST LOVED HUMORIST. CONGRESS, COOLIDGE AND POLITICIANS GENERALLY WERE AMONG ROGERS FAVORITE TARGETS, AS WAS THE MODEL T FORD AND THE EFFECT OF INDUSTRIALIZATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF RADIOS AND AVIATION, FASHIONS, PROHIBITION, DROUGHT, FLOOD, DEPRESSION, ARE ALL SUBJECTS OF HIS SOCIAL COMMENTS. ALSO A NUMBER OF EXCERPTS FROM WILL'S MOVIES.
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MOUSE COMES OUT OF MOUSE HOLE. WILL ROGERS WAKES UP, LASSOS MOUSE.
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PROHIBITION MONTAGE. MAN PLAYS RECORD, RECORD PLAYER. WOMAN'S FEET DANCING. ORCHESTRA PLAYS.
LIQUOR BOTTLES. MEN UNLOAD CONTRABAND FROM BOAT. MEN HIDE THEIR FACES AS THEY ARE ARRESTED. HIDING IDENTITIES. |
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HS PARADE WITH HUGE AMERICAN FLAG.
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MEN TAKE HATS OFF IN DEFERENCE.
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DOUGH BOYS MARCH
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TICKER TAPE PARADE. HERO'S WELCOME. CHARLES LINDBERGH.
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PARADE. INCREDIBLE FLOATS. HOLLYWOOD FLOAT.
WARNER BROTHERS FLOAT. |
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CU OLD FASHIONED MICROPHONE.
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WILL ROGERS IN HOLLYWOOD. PLACARDS "WILL ROGERS MAYOR OF BEVERLY HILLS" MAKES SPEECH, MOS
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POLITICAL CARTOON.
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WILL ROGERS PLUGS MOUTHWASH, SOF
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OKLAHOMA. LAND RUSH. COWBOYS, PIONEERS.
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WILL ROGERS WITH LASSO. PLAYED BACK IN SLOW MOTION. PLAYING HARMONICA. ROPE TRICKS. LASSOS HORSE. LASSO RUNNING CATTLE.
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE. URBAN AMERICA. NEW YORK.
LAUNDRY HANGS IN ALLEY BETWEEN BUILDINGS. NEW YORK CITY CIRCA 1910 |
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ROGERS DOING COWBOY VAUDEVILLE. ROPE TRICKS, LASSO
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WWI SOLDIERS GOING AFTER PANCHO VILLA. SOLDIER USES SEMAPHORE FLAGS. COMMUNICATION
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ROGERS PERFORMS ROPE TRICKS ON STAGE COWBOY VAUDEVILLE
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CARS ARRIVE TO THE SIGNING OF THE VERSAILLES TREATY. 1919. OFFICIALS GET OUT OF CARS. FROM MANY COUNTRIES. WILL ROGERS VOICE OVER.
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EMPTY TABLE.
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WILSON. TOP HAT
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MODEL T FORDS DRIVING. CARS CIRCA 1920 PARALLEL PARK. EXCERPT FROM FORD FILM. FLEXIBILITY. FORD DRIVES ON TRAIN TRACK IN THE SNOW. STUCK IN THE SNOW. MEN LAY DOWN WOODEN TRACKS FOR CAR TO GET OVER SNOW.
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WILL ROGERS WITH HENRY FORD.
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HENRY FORD AT FORD FACTORY. INDUSTRY. MEN LEAVE FACTORY. HOT METAL ON ASSEMBLY LINE. HUGE WHEELS AND GEARS. FORD PLANT. 1020'S INDUSTRY
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20 MILLION FORD PARADE. WILL ROGERS VOICE OVER.
TRAFFIC COP DIRECTING TRAFFIC. |
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NEW YORK CITY, CIRCA 1920s. STREET CARS.
TROLLEY. CROWDED CITY SIDEWALK. TRAFFIC. OPEN-TOPPED DOUBLE DECKER BUS. SIDEWALK PACKED WITH PEDESTRIANS. WILL ROGERS VOICE OVER. SATIRE |
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FILM CLIP. ROGERS PLAYS COUNTRY BUMPKIN TRYING TO ADJUST TO CITY LIFE. CRAZY TRAFFIC ARROWS. DRIVING IN CAR. MOTORCYCLE COPS. CHASE. DRIVES MODEL T INTO DRUG STORE.
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WILL ROGERS CHECKS OUT HIS COMPLIMENTARY MODEL A FORD. LICENSE PLATE MICHIGAN 1926
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CU FORD SYMBOL HOOD ORNAMENT
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CRUISE SHIP STEAM WHISTLE.
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FILM CLIP. WILL ROGERS IN LONDON. CURTAIN OPENS.
WILL ON STAGE. PARLIAMENT BUILDING. YE OLD CURIOSITY SHOPPE. IN FILM MAN KISSES QUEEN'S HAND. KING. AMBASSADOR. ALFALFA DOOLITTLE. |
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CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. SALUTING MILITARY MEN.
AT 1921 ARMS LIMITATION CONFERENCE. PILE OF MISSILES. |
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GENERAL BILLY MITCHELL. BOMBING DEMONSTRATIONS.
WRITES "REGARDS TO THE NAVY" ON BOMB. BI-PLANES DROP BOMBS. BATTLESHIP EXPLOSION. PLANES FLY IN FORMATION. |
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STATUE OF WILL ON HORSE.
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EMPLOYEE AT WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL DR. REBA N.
COLLINS INTERVIEWED |
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WILL WITH AVIATION GOGGLES AND HAT.
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PLANE LANDS, HORDE OF PEOPLE CHASE BEHIND PLANE. LINDBERGH
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LINDBERGH TICKER-TAPE PARADE. HELPS RAISE FLAG
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1920s MODERN WOMEN IN BATHING SUITS. FASHION SHOW. MODELING. SMOKING CIGARETTES.
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1920s FADS. DANCE MARATHON. WOMAN HOLDS UP MAN.
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UNVEILING STATUE OF WOMAN. WILL ROGERS GIVES SPEECH
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FEDERAL ASSAULT ON BOOTLEGGING PLANT. MEN SHOOTING. MAN WITH GUNS. RAID ON STILL. COMING OUT WITH HANDS UP. GANGSTER TYPE SHOTS. WINDOW SHOT UP. DESTROYING BUILDING. PIERCING CONTAINERS OF LIQUOR. PROHIBITION
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"DOUBLING FOR ROMEO" EXCERPT.
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SON JAMES ROGERS IN MOVIE SCENE.
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WILL ROGERS, COWBOY. BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE. DIRECTOR. TRYING TO PLAY A HOLLYWOOD LOVER. KISSES WOMAN'S HAND.
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AERIAL OF RANCH.
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WILL ROGERS' RANCH. PLAYING POLO. HORSE TRICKS.
WILL WITH HIS SONS ON PORCH. ALL IN COWBOY OUTFITS. COWBOY BOOTS. |
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THE ROPIN' FOOL EXCERPT.
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WILL SHOWS ROPING TRICKS. BOYS DOING TRICKS WITH DAD. SONS ON HORSES.
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PLAYING POLO ON WILL ROGERS' RANCH
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WILL ROGERS SHOWING HIS HORSEMANSHIP ON POLO PONY
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ROGERS' SONS ON THE RANCH. BOYS WITH MOVIE CAMERA
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CAPITOL DOME. MEN LEAVING BUILDING. GOING TO CONGRESS
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FILM EXCERPT. ALFALFA IN GENERAL STORE DOING NOTHING. TALKING POLITICS. SMOKE FILLED ROOM.
BIG WIGS WITH CIGARS PLAN SCANDAL. MAN IN TELEPHONE BOOTH ON TWO PIECE PHONE. PEOPLE CHEER AS ALFALFA MAKES SPEECH AT BANDSHELL. STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN. |
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WILL ROGERS WITH POLITICIANS. ROGERS VOICE OVER POKING FUN AT CONGRESS
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CALVIN COOLIDGE SIGNING PAPERS. COOLIDGE PITCHING HAY. PRESIDENT ON THE FARM.
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FLOOD. RAGING FLOOD WATERS. FLOODED HOMES. NATURAL DISASTERS. FAMILIES ON ROWBOATS.
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FLOOD. FAMILIES IN BOATS. TRAPPED IN BUILDINGS.
WAITING TO BE RESCUED. MISSISSIPPI RIVER. NATURAL DISASTERS. COWS IN TOWN |
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CHILDREN LINED UP FOR FOOD AT SHELTERS. EATING AT LONG TABLES 1930s. BLACK MOTHER FEEDS BABY ON HER KNEE. TODDLER SITS ON TABLE
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FLOOD AFTERMATH DESTROYED HOMES. FURNITURE IN PILES OUTSIDE.
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DUST STORMS. NATURAL DISASTERS. HOMES COMPLETELY BURIED IN DIRT. DEAD CORN CROPS. 1930s DUST BOWL. CATTLE.
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WILL ROGERS SPEAKS ON UNEMPLOYMENT. EMPTY FACTORY. MEN ON THE STREETS. OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LOOKING FOR WORK.
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UNEMPLOYED GOING INTO SOUP KITCHEN.
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UNEMPLOYED IDLE MEN, ON THE STREETS, SLEEPING ON THE SIDEWALK. HOMELESS. DEPRESSION
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FARMER HARVESTS WHEAT. HUGE SCYTHE HAND HARVESTING
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FARMER HARVEST FIELDS WITH THRESHER
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OIL DERRICKS. DRILLING
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AERIAL MODERN PLANT
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WILL ROGERS SPEAKING OUT DURING THE DEPRESSION.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. POLITICAL CONVENTION ALFRED SMITH SUPPORTERS. FDR.
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WILL ROGERS AT 1932 CONVENTION. MAKES SPEECH.
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CU ROGERS JOKING. FDR LAUGHS AT WILL'S COMMENTS.
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