The Declaration of Independence
1938 | 17m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Crane Wilbur |
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| Writer: | Charles L. Tedford |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 26, 1938 |
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| Director: | Crane Wilbur |
| Writer: | Charles L. Tedford |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | revolutionary war, independence, freedom fighters, american revolution |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| John Litel | Thomas Jefferson |
| Ted Osborne | Caesar Rodney |
| Rosella Towne | Betsy Kramer |
| Richard Bond | Thomas Lynch Jr. |
| Owen King | Edward Rutledge |
| Lionel Belmore | The Innkeeper (uncredited) |
| Sidney Bracey | Congress Clerk (uncredited) |
| Tom Chatterton | Richard Henry Lee (uncredited) |
| Hal Craig | Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited) |
| Henry Hall | John Hancock (uncredited) |
| John Harron | Rodney's Messenger (uncredited) |
| Boyd Irwin | Thomas McKean (uncredited) |
| Charles Frederick Lindsley | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | John Dickinson (uncredited) |
| William Orlamond | Matthew Kramer (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited) |
| Ferris Taylor | John Adams (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | George Reed (uncredited) |
| Walter Walker | Benjamin Franklin (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles L. Tedford | Screenplay |
| Howard Jackson | Music |
| Crane Wilbur | Director |
| W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Everett Dodd | Editor |
| Hugh Reticker | Art Direction |
| Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Robert B. Lee | Sound |
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