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what was Will Rogers first movie?
Hollywood discovered Rogers in 1918, as Samuel Goldwyn gave him the title role in Laughing Bill Hyde.
was the movie successfull?
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what was the movie about?
CANNOTANSWER.
what's another movie?
While Rogers enjoyed film acting, his appearances in silent movies suffered from the obvious restrictions of silence.

Question: did he ever make movies with sound?
Self-contained rewrite: did Will Rogers ever make movies with sound?