The Bill of Rights (1939)

The Bill of Rights (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-08-19 21 Min. PG-13
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Drama, History

Overview

This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. It depicts leading political figures of the American Revolution and the despotic British colonial rule which led to the creation of the Bill of Rights.

Cast

Ted Osborne is James Madison
James Madison
Moroni Olsen is Royal Governor Dunmore
Royal Governor Dunmore
Leonard Mudie is Moreland
Moreland
Vernon Steele is Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
John Hamilton is Colonel George Mason
Colonel George Mason
Raymond Brown is
Tom Chatterton is Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee
Sidney Bracey is Colonist
Colonist
Creighton Hale is New York Congressman
New York Congressman
John Harron is Carter
Carter
William Hopper is Courier
Courier
Olaf Hytten is King George III
King George III
Boyd Irwin is Captain Collins
Captain Collins
Glenn Langan is North Carolina Congressman
North Carolina Congressman
Charles Frederick Lindsley is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
John Litel is Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
Jack Mower is Virginia Congressman
Virginia Congressman
John Ridgely is Massachusetts Congressman
Massachusetts Congressman
Russell Simpson is Frontiersman
Frontiersman

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