The Will Rogers Story

From Hollywood, the Hollywood Radio Theater. Roger's Jr. in the story of Will Rogers. Ladies and gentlemen, you're a producer, Mr. Irving Cummings. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. If a vote were taken for the most popular American of all time outside a public office, I'm sure Will Rogers' name would head the list.

His keen perception, gentle humor, and simplicity made him one of the most beloved men of our time. Tonight playing his original role in the story of Will Rogers, we have the perfect choice, Will Rogers Jr. and as his co-star in this humorous drama from the Warner Brothers studio, their glamorous Academy Award winner Jane Wyman in her original role of Mrs. Rogers.

Now the story of Will Rogers, starring Jane Wyman as Betty Rogers and Will Rogers Jr. in the title role. You'll find memorials to Will Rogers throughout the land, everlasting symbols of a nation's love and respect.

Yet he did none of the things for which men are usually on him. He wasn't a soldier, a statesman, or a scientist. He invented nothing. He explored no new world. Why then is this man one of the great folk heroes of America?

Maybe the answer is just as plain and simple as the man himself. And who could tell about him better than the woman who married? Will rode into my life just after the turn of the century.

Oklahoma was still Indian territory, and Uligah, one of the few cow towns, had boasted a railroad. If it weren't for that railroad, I wouldn't have been there at all. My sister's husband Dave was a station master, and I'd come for a visit.