The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue (1993)

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue (1993)

Japanese television broadcast of the Tony award-winning musical. 1993-11-26 Japan 144 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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."

Cast

Keith Carradine is Will Rogers
Will Rogers
Dee Hoty is Betty Blake
Betty Blake
Dick Latessa is Clem Rogers
Clem Rogers
Cady Huffman is Mr. Ziegfeld's Favorite
Mr. Ziegfeld's Favorite
Gregory Peck is Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)
Mr. Ziegfeld (voice)
Vince Bruce is The Roper
The Roper
Jerry Mitchell is Will Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn
Will Rogers Wrangler/Indian Of The Dawn
John Ganun is Will Rogers Wrangler
Will Rogers Wrangler
Troy Britton Johnson is Will Rogers Wrangler
Will Rogers Wrangler
Jason Opsahl is Will Rogers Wrangler
Will Rogers Wrangler
Tom Brackney is The Wild West Show
The Wild West Show
Bonnie Brackney is The Wild West Show
The Wild West Show

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