The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
“Japanese television broadcast of the Tony award-winning musical.”
1993•2h 24m•Released
Music
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."
Director
Walter C. Miller
Languages
English
Studio
Japan Satellite Broadcasting
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
Production
Company
Japan Satellite Broadcasting
Company
Arca Media
Company
Pierre Cossette Enterprises
Producer
Noriyasu Ueki
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