Life Begins at 40 (1935)
Directed by George T. Marshall
Genres - Comedy |
Release Date - Mar 22, 1935 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
A best-selling nonfictional book of the 1920s provided the title for this Will Rogers vehicle. Rogers plays a small town newspaper editor who prints all the news that fits his own homespun view of the world. Against the wishes of the town higher-ups, Rogers tries to clear the name of Richard Cromwell, a young man accused of a long-ago bank robbery. Along the way, the genial editor smooths the path of romance between Cromwell and sweet Rochelle Hudson. Life Begins at 40 contains some great bits of dialogue, notably Rogers' comment after unloading a box of canned goods that the American emblem should be changed from an eagle to a can opener.
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name-clearing, bank-robbery, editor, mayor, romance, bum, frame-up, newspaper, small-town, election, journalism, schoolteacher, son, campaign, candidate, investigation, help, reporter, vindication
