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The Will Rogers Follies A Life In Revue

Movie"Japanese television broadcast of the Tony awardwinning musical"
The Will Rogers Follies A Life In Revue
NR 2 hr 24 minMusic
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 didnt like

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Pierre Cossette, Tamamatsu Kuwata
Production Companies:Japan Satellite Broadcasting JSB Arca Media Pierre Cossette Enterprises