The Best Will Rogers Movies

Updated November 5, 2019 136 votes 40 voters 9.3k views40 items

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Here is a list of the best Will Rogers movies ranked from best to worst. Will Rogers's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Will Rogers movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Will Rogers movies will be at the top of the list. Will Rogers has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Will Rogers movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Will Rogers films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Will Rogers role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Will Rogers performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List includes State Fair, Doctor Bull and more.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Will Rogers movies?" and "What are the greatest Will Rogers roles of all time?"

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Steamboat Round the Bend
Will Rogers, Eugene Pallette
Released: 1935
Directed by: John Ford
Steamboat Round the Bend is a 1935 American comedy film directed by John Ford. The film stars Will Rogers and was released a few weeks after his death in an airplane crash.... more
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Doctor Bull
Will Rogers
Released: 1933
Directed by: John Ford
Doctor Bull is a 1933 American comedy film directed by John Ford, based on the James Gould Cozzens novel The Last Adam. Will Rogers portrays a small town doctor who must deal with a typhoid outbreak... more
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Judge Priest
Hattie McDaniel, Will Rogers
Released: 1934
Directed by: John Ford
Judge Priest is a 1934 American comedy film starring Will Rogers. The film was directed by John Ford, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel in association with Fox Film, and based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's... more
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In Old Kentucky
Will Rogers, Alan Dinehart
Released: 1935
Directed by: George Marshall
In Old Kentucky is a 1935 comedy film directed by George Marshall.... more
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A Connecticut Yankee
Myrna Loy, Will Rogers
Released: 1931
Directed by: David Butler
A Connecticut Yankee is a 1931 American film adaptation of Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. It was directed by David Butler to a script by William M. Conselman,... more
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Life Begins at Forty
Will Rogers, Rochelle Hudson
Released: 1935
Directed by: George Marshall
Life Begins at Forty is a 1935 black-and-white film starring Will Rogers and Richard Cromwell. It is based on the non-fiction self-help book Life Begins at 40 by Walter B. Pitkin.... more
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State Fair
Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers
Released: 1933
Directed by: Henry King
State Fair is a movie directed by Henry King and starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, and Lew Ayres. The film was based on a novel by Phil Stong, was the first of three film versions of the Phillip... more
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Jubilo, Jr.
Will Rogers
Released: 1924
Directed by: Robert F. McGowan
Jubilo, Jr. is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 27th Our Gang short subject released.... more
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Happy Days
Betty Grable, Janet Gaynor
Released: 1930
Directed by: Benjamin Stoloff
Happy Days is an 80 minute musical film, notable for being the first feature film shown entirely in widescreen anywhere in the world. French director Abel Gance's Napoléon had a final widescreen... more
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Lightnin'
Wallace MacDonald, Jay Hunt
Released: 1925
Directed by: John Ford
Lightnin' is a 1925 American comedy film directed by John Ford. It was based on a successful play of the same name. The original run started in 1918 at the Gaiety Theatre and continued for 1,291... more

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Business and Pleasure
Will Rogers, Jetta Goudal
Released: 1932
Directed by: David Butler
Business and Pleasure is a 1932 American comedy film directed by David Butler, starring Will Rogers and featuring Boris Karloff.... more
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The County Chairman
Mickey Rooney, Will Rogers
Released: 1935
Directed by: John G. Blystone
The County Chairman is a 1935 film directed by John G. Blystone.... more
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Ambassador Bill
Ray Milland, Will Rogers
Released: 1931
Directed by: Sam Taylor
Ambassador Bill is a comedy film starring Will Rogers and Marguerite Churchill. Directed by Sam Taylor, the movie also features Greta Nissen and Ray Milland.... more
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An Unwilling Hero
Will Rogers, John Bowers
Released: 1921
Directed by: Clarence G. Badger
An Unwilling Hero is a 1921 comedy and drama film written by Arthur F. Statter and directed by Clarence G. Badger, based from the story Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking by O. Henry....
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Doubting Thomas
Will Rogers, John Qualen
Released: 1935
Directed by: David Butler
Doubting Thomas is a 1935 film directed by David Butler....
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David Harum
Will Rogers, Jane Darwell
Released: 1934
Directed by: James Cruze
David Harum is a 1934 comedy film story by Edward Noyes Wescott and written by Walter Woods and directed by James Cruze... more
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Hollywood
Bess Flowers, J. Warren Kerrigan
Released: 1923
Directed by: James Cruze
Hollywood is an American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze, co-written by Frank Condon and Thomas J. Geraghty, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a lengthier feature follow-up... more
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So This Is London
Will Rogers, Maureen O'Sullivan
Released: 1930
Directed by: John G. Blystone
So This Is London is a 1930 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Frank Albertson and Lumsden Hare. It was based on the 1922 play So This Is London... more
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They Had to See Paris
Will Rogers, Edgar Kennedy
Released: 1929
Directed by: Frank Borzage
They Had to See Paris is a 1929 film directed by Frank Borzage.... more
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Mr. Skitch
Rochelle Hudson
Released: 1933
Directed by: James Cruze
Mr. Skitch is a 1933 film directed by James Cruze....

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Tip Toes
Will Rogers, Dorothy Gish
Directed by: Herbert Wilcox
Tip Toes is a 1927 British silent film comedy-drama, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish and Will Rogers. The film is a loose adaptation of the stage musical Tip-Toes, with the... more
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The Headless Horseman
Will Rogers, James Sheridan
Released: 1922
Directed by: Edward D. Venturini
The Headless Horseman is a 1922 American horror film adaption of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow starring Will Rogers, Lois Meredith, and Ben Hendricks Jr. that was directed by Edward... more
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Too Busy to Work
Will Rogers, Marian Nixon
Released: 1932
Directed by: John G. Blystone
Too Busy to Work is a 1932 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone.... more
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Laughing Bill Hyde
Will Rogers, Anna Lehr
Laughing Bill Hyde is a 1918 American comedy film directed by Hobart Henley.
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Almost a Husband
Will Rogers, Peggy Wood
Almost a Husband is a 1919 American comedy directed by Clarence G. Badger.

Lightnin'

Business and Pleasure

An Unwilling Hero

Doubting Thomas

So This Is London

They Had to See Paris

Mr. Skitch

Tip Toes

The Headless Horseman

Too Busy to Work

Laughing Bill Hyde

Almost a Husband