The Ropin' Fool
Will Rogers repeats for the camera his famous roping tricks from the Ziegfeld Follies. With a white-painted rope to show up against his black horse Dopey, Rogers demonstrates running catches, wherein he ropes the fore legs of the galloping horse. Rogers also spins his trick lariat, jumping through it and back, and exhibiting the prowess that made his roping a national sensation.
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Cast
Will Rogers
'Ropes' Reilly (the ropin' fool)
Irene Rich
The Girl
John Ince
The Stranger
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
The Foreman
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Russ Powell
The Medicine Doctor
Bert Sprotte
The Sheriff
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Buck McKee
Rider
Will Rogers Jr.
Boy with lasso
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Georgia Sherart
Old Woman at Fence
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Buster Trow
Rider for horse catches
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Marcel Le Picard
Cinematographer