Will Rogers
Kenesaw H. Clark
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Life Begins at 40. In small-town America the easy-going publisher of the local paper finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the bank.
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- Comedy
- George Marshall
- 1935-03-22
Life Begins at 40 is a 1935 black-and-white film starring Will Rogers and Richard Cromwell. It is based on the non-fiction self-help book Life Begins at Forty by Walter B. Pitkin .
Brief Synopsis. A small-town newspaper publisher champions a young man who may have been jailed wrongly.
Life Begins at 40. A newsman (Will Rogers) bests a hard-nosed banker and clears a youth (Richard Cromwell) framed for bank robbery. a total vehicle 4 the great will rogers that he drives...
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- George Marshall
- Comedy, Drama
- Will Rogers
Released a few months before his untimely death, Life Begins at 40 is one of Rogers most famous and accessible pictures. Featuring plenty of witty satire and hilarious set pieces, especially an all time great dueling sequence, it’s a perfect intro to his brand of down to earth comedy.
- George Marshall
- Fox Film Corporation
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The young man (Richard Cromwell) soon falls for the pretty schoolteacher (Rochelle Hudson) who believes in his innocence—as do we all. He must be okay, Will Rogers wouldn't hire a crook!
