The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
Seen it?1993 | 144 min | Music
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and music lovers, this one's for you. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 2 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers, using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies, which he often headlined, and describes every episode in his life in the form of a big production number. The Rogers character also performs rope tricks in between scenes. The revue contains snippets of Rogers' famous homespun style of wisdom and common sense and tries to convey the personality of this quintessentially American figure whose most famous quote was "I never met a man I didn't like."
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
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Cast & crew
Directed by Walter C. Miller
- Keith CarradineWill Rogers
- Dee HotyBetty Blake
- Dick LatessaClem Rogers
- Cady HuffmanMr. Ziegfeld's Favorite
- Gregory PeckMr. Ziegfeld (voice)
- Vince BruceThe Roper
- Jerry MitchellWill Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn
- John GanunWill Rogers Wrangler
- Troy Britton JohnsonWill Rogers Wrangler
- Jason OpsahlWill Rogers Wrangler