The Bill of Rights (1939)

The Bill of Rights (1939)

1939-08-19 21 Min. PG-13
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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
Vernon Steele is Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
John Hamilton is Colonel George Mason
Colonel George Mason
Tom Chatterton is Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee
Sidney Bracey is Colonist
Creighton Hale is New York Congressman
New York Congressman
John Harron is Carter
Olaf Hytten is King George III
King George III