Movie·1993·2h 24m
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
Japanese television broadcast of the Tony award-winning musical.
Directed By
Walter C. Miller
Country
Japan
Language
English
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The Story
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."
Producer
Pierre Cossette, Tamamatsu Kuwata
Editor
Brent Carpenter
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Keith Carradine
Will Rogers
Dee Hoty
Betty Blake
Dick Latessa
Clem Rogers
Cady Huffman
Mr. Ziegfeld's Favorite
Gregory Peck
Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)
Vince Bruce
The Roper
Jerry Mitchell
Will Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn
John Ganun
Will Rogers Wrangler
Troy Britton Johnson
Will Rogers Wrangler
Jason Opsahl
Will Rogers Wrangler
Tom Brackney
The Wild West Show
Bonnie Brackney
The Wild West Show
Paul Ukena, Jr.
Wiley Post
Roxane Barlow
New Ziegfeld Girl
Maria Calabrese
New Ziegfeld Girl
Rebecca Downing
New Ziegfeld Girl
Colleen Dunn
New Ziegfeld Girl
Toni Georgiana
New Ziegfeld Girl
// crew
Crew
Pierre Cossette
Executive Producer
Tamamatsu Kuwata
Executive Producer
Noriyasu Ueki
Producer
Brent Carpenter
Editor
Walter C. Miller
Director
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