Life Begins at 40

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Life Begins at 40 is a 1935 American comedy film starring humorist Will Rogers as a small-town newspaper editor who champions ordinary people against corrupt local powers.

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Life Begins at 40 canonical 2
Life Begins at 40 (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
authorOfSourceWork Walter B. Pitkin
basedOn Life Begins at 40 (novel)
linked to: Life Begins at 40
blackAndWhite true
characterRole Will Rogers plays a small-town newspaper editor
linked to: Will Rogers
countryOfOrigin United States
director George Marshall
distributor 20th Century-Fox
linked to: 20th Century Fox
era Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression
filmFormat sound film
genre comedy film
hasHumoristStar Will Rogers
hasTitle Life Begins at 40
language English
mainProtagonistOccupation newspaper editor
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A small-town newspaper editor champions ordinary people against corrupt local powers
producer Sol M. Wurtzel
productionCompany Fox Film Corporation
releaseDate 1935-03-22
releaseYear 1935
runtimeMinutes 85
screenwriter Henry Johnson
William Conselman
setIn small town
starring Andrew Tombes
George Barbier
Jane Darwell
Richard Cromwell
Rochelle Hudson
Slim Summerville
Will Rogers
theme corruption
ordinary people vs. local powers
social justice

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William Penn Adair Rogers notableWork Life Begins at 40
Life Begins at 40 basedOn Life Begins at 40 (novel)
linked to: Life Begins at 40
Life Begins at 40 hasTitle Life Begins at 40