The Bill of Rights
6.5
4 votes
August 19, 1939
21m
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.
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Where to watch
In United States
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Cast
Ted Osborne
James Madison
Moroni Olsen
Royal Governor Dunmore
Leonard Mudie
Moreland
Vernon Steele
Thomas Jefferson
John Hamilton
Colonel George MasonRaymond Brown
Tom Chatterton
Richard Henry Lee
Sidney Bracey
Colonist
Creighton Hale
New York Congressman
John Harron
Carter
William Hopper
Courier
Olaf Hytten
King George III
Boyd Irwin
Captain Collins
Glenn Langan
North Carolina CongressmanCharles Frederick Lindsley
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