ROUGH RIDERS
TWO YEARS’ WORK When “The Rough Riders” was finished, Herman Hagedorn, biographer for Theodore Roosevelt, had devoted nearly two years to a task of reverence. About 18 months ago, Hagedorn, who is secretary of the Roosevelt Memorial Association, dedicated himself to the of creating on the screen the glowing exploits and personality of Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War. Encouraged by Jesse L. Lasky, first vice-president of Paramount and by P. Schulberg, associate producer, he ransacked historical archives and Museums, travelled thousands of miles interviewing old-time Rough Riders, and directed the activities of Paratoount’s extensive research department to make the story a living picture force. Working closely with every association dedicated to the Rooseveltian ideal, «e was of untold assistance to Victor Fleming, director, in the construction °f the production. Not only did he couch Frank Hopper, *ho portrays Roosevelt, but he gave his ttoie and attention day after day to e very principal member of the cast, inching Col. Fred Lindsay, who portoays Leonard Wood. Charles Emmett “f a ck. Charles Farrell. Noah Beery, ”*°rge Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fred Kohler.
Month after month Hagedorn has everything for the sake of *Rreat motion picture symbolising the ®an he revered.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 15
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201ROUGH RIDERS Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 15
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