Life Begins at Forty (1935)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 22, 1935Release Date
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 22, 1935Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
A small-town newspaper publisher finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the bank.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Will Rogers
Keneshaw H. Clark

Richard Cromwell
Lee Austin

George Barbier
Col. Joseph Abercrombie

Rochelle Hudson
Adele Anderson

Jane Darwell
Ida Harris

Slim Summerville
T. Watterson Meriwether

Sterling Holloway
Chris

Thomas Beck
Joe Abercrombie

Roger Imhof
Pappy Smithers

Charles Sellon
Tom Cotton

Ruth Gillette
Mrs. Cotton

John Bradford
Wally Stevens

T. Roy Barnes
Simonds, the Salesman

Barbara Barondess
Abercrombie Maid

Billy Baxter
Townsman (uncredited)

Hank Bell
Townsman

Sol M. Wurtzel
Producer

Billy Bletcher
Hog Caller

Harry Jackson
Cinematographer

Alex Troffey
Editor

Edward W. Borman
Townsman

William Burress
Abercrombie's Friend

Robert Dalton
Stevens' Henchman

Frank Darien
Abercrombie's Friend

John Webb Dillion
Townsman

James Donlan
Farmer

Claire Du Brey
Mrs. T. Watterson Meriwether

Harry Dunkinson
Abercrombie's Friend

Billy Engle
Well-Wisher

Larry Fisher
Townsman

Creighton Hale
Drug Clerk

Ben Hall
Square Dance Participant

Neal Hart
Judge

Rhody Hathaway
Townsman

Jack Henderson
Townsman

Herbert Heywood
Rural Character

Rodney Hildebrandt
Townsman

Jac Hoffman
Townsman

John Ince
Storekeeper

Tiny Jones
Townswoman at Fair

James B. 'Pop' Kenton
Townsman

Robert P. Kerr
Bank Teller

W.J. Kolberg
Rural Character

Ann Kunde
Hog Caller

Lillian Lawrence
Effie - Hog Caller

Edward LeSaint
Well-Wisher Townsman

James A. Marcus
Townsman in Print Shop

James Pier Mason
Townsman in Print Shop

Robert McKenzie
Townsman

Paul McVey
Judge

Edward McWade
Doctor

Carl Miller
Townsman

Jed Prouty
Charles Beagle

Gloria Roy
Girl

Allan Sears
Townsman

Ernest Shields
Townsman

Crete Sipple
Townswoman

Guy Usher
Sheriff

John Wallace
Peg-Leg Man

Jack Walters
Townsman (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward
Housewife

Billy Watson
Meriwhether Son

Bobs Watson
Meriwhether Son

Delmar Watson
Meriwhether Son

Garry Watson
Meriwhether Son

Gloria Watson
Meriwhether Daughter

Harry Watson
Meriwhether Son

Louise Watson
Meriwhether Daughter

George Marshall
Director

Dudley Nichols
Screenplay

Robert Quillen
Additional Dialogue

Walter B. Pitkin
Book
Media.

Details.
Wiki.
Life Begins at 40 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 Forty by Walter B. Pitkin.