The Declaration of Independence

Name: The Declaration of Independence
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1938
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 6.727

1938 · 17 min

History · Drama

★ 6.7

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This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

Crew

Director Crane Wilbur
Screenplay Charles L. Tedford
Director of Photography W. Howard Greene

Cast

John Litel
Thomas Jefferson
Ted Osborne
Caesar Rodney
Rosella Towne
Betsy Kramer
Richard Bond
Thomas Lynch Jr.
O
Owen King
Edward Rutledge
Lionel Belmore
The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
H
Hal Craig
Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Henry Hall
John Hancock (uncredited)
John Harron
Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Thomas McKean (uncredited)

Crew

Director — Crane Wilbur
Screenplay — Charles L. Tedford
Director of Photography — W. Howard Greene

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