Teddy the Rough Rider
US (1940): Drama/Short
This short follows the political career of Theodore Roosevelt (Sidney Blackmer), 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; produced by Gordon Hollingshead (unnamed with nomination). (IMDb)
This short is included in the DVD edition of Knute Rockne All American (1940).
1 nomination, 1 Award
· Best Short Subject (Two-reel) 1940: Warner Bros. (Historical Featurette)