''The Roosevelt Story'' is a 1947 American

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written and directed by Lawrence M. Klee. The film is a documentary about the private and public life of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The film was narrated by Ed Begley, Gene Blakely, Kelly Flint,

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and Kenneth Lynch. The film was released on August 30, 1947, by

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* Ed Begley as Narrator *Gene Blakely as Narrator * Kelly Flint as Narrator *

as Narrator *Kenneth Lynch as Narrator

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* 1947 films Black-and-white documentary films 1947 documentary films United Artists films Films about Franklin D. Roosevelt Cultural depictions of Franklin D. Roosevelt Documentary films about presidents of the United States American black-and-white films Films scored by Earl Robinson American documentary films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{bio-documentary-film-stub

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