Comedian And Mayor (1927)

Item title reads: “Comedian and Mayor. Will Rogers - famous spinner of ’ropes and yarns’ - spins well enough to be elected Mayor of Beverly Hills.“ Beverly Hills, California Will Rogers standing with others. One man wears a white coat and white cowboy style hat. People hold banners with signs such as ’We’ve roped him’ Will is driven along the streets. He gives a speech and then poses for the camera, smiling broadly. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed o