Life Begins at Forty

"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."

Cast

Will Rogers

as Keneshaw H. Clark

Richard Cromwell

as Lee Austin

George Barbier

as Col. Joseph Abercrombie

Rochelle Hudson

as Adele Anderson

Jane Darwell

as Ida Harris

Slim Summerville

as T. Watterson Meriwether

Sterling Holloway

as Chris

Thomas Beck

as Joe Abercrombie

Roger Imhof

as Pappy Smithers

Charles Sellon

as Tom Cotton

Ruth Gillette

as Mrs. Cotton

John Bradford

as Wally Stevens

T. Roy Barnes

as Simonds, the Salesman

Barbara Barondess

as Abercrombie Maid

Billy Baxter

as Townsman (uncredited)

Hank Bell

as Townsman

Billy Bletcher

as Hog Caller

Edward W. Borman

as Townsman

William Burress

as Abercrombie's Friend

Robert Dalton

as Stevens' Henchman

Frank Darien

as Abercrombie's Friend

John Webb Dillion

as Townsman

James Donlan

as Farmer

Claire Du Brey

as Mrs. T. Watterson Meriwether

Harry Dunkinson

as Abercrombie's Friend

Billy Engle

as Well-Wisher

Larry Fisher

as Townsman

Creighton Hale

as Drug Clerk

Ben Hall

as Square Dance Participant

Neal Hart

as Judge

Rhody Hathaway

as Townsman

Jack Henderson

as Townsman

Herbert Heywood

as Rural Character

Rodney Hildebrandt

as Townsman

Jac Hoffman

as Townsman

John Ince

as Storekeeper

Tiny Jones

as Townswoman at Fair

James B. 'Pop' Kenton

as Townsman

Robert P. Kerr

as Bank Teller

W.J. Kolberg

as Rural Character

Ann Kunde

as Hog Caller

Lillian Lawrence

as Effie - Hog Caller

Edward LeSaint

as Well-Wisher Townsman

James A. Marcus

as Townsman in Print Shop

James Pier Mason

as Townsman in Print Shop

Robert McKenzie

as Townsman

Paul McVey

as Judge

Edward McWade

as Doctor

Carl Miller

as Townsman

Jed Prouty

as Charles Beagle

Gloria Roy

as Girl

Allan Sears

as Townsman

Ernest Shields

as Townsman

Crete Sipple

as Townswoman

Guy Usher

as Sheriff

John Wallace

as Peg-Leg Man

Jack Walters

as Townsman (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

as Housewife

Billy Watson

as Meriwhether Son

Bobs Watson

as Meriwhether Son

Delmar Watson

as Meriwhether Son

Garry Watson

as Meriwhether Son

Gloria Watson

as Meriwhether Daughter

Harry Watson

as Meriwhether Son

Louise Watson

as Meriwhether Daughter

Crew

George Marshall

Director

Dudley Nichols

Screenplay

Robert Quillen

Additional Dialogue

Walter B. Pitkin

Book

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

William M. Conselman

Screenplay