The Bill of Rights (1939)
1939 · 0h 21m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Director: Crane Wilbur
Writers: Charles L. Tedford
Music by: Howard Jackson
Cinematography: W. Howard Greene
Editor: Everett Dodd
Cast
Ted Osborne as James MadisonMoroni Olsen as Royal Governor DunmoreLeonard Mudie as MorelandVernon Steele as Thomas JeffersonJohn Hamilton as Colonel George MasonRaymond BrownTom Chatterton as Richard Henry LeeSidney Bracey as ColonistCreighton Hale as New York CongressmanJohn Harron as CarterWilliam Hopper as CourierOlaf Hytten as King George IIIMore like this
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