Movie Description
The Declaration of Independence
(1938)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Crane Wilbur
- Editor : Everett Dodd
- Cast : John Litel,Ted Osborne,Rosella Towne,Richard Bond,Owen King,Lionel Belmore,Sidney Bracey,Tom Chatterton,Hal Craig,Henry Hall,John Harron,Boyd Irwin,Charles Frederick Lindsley,Wilfred Lucas,William Orlamond,Bert Stevens,Ferris Taylor,Emmett Vogan,Walter Walker
Cast
Thomas Jefferson
Caesar Rodney
Betsy Kramer
Thomas Lynch Jr.
Edward Rutledge
The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
John Hancock (uncredited)
Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Thomas McKean (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
John Dickinson (uncredited)
Matthew Kramer (uncredited)
Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)
John Adams (uncredited)
George Reed (uncredited)
Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Declaration of Independence
Status Released
Release Information
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1938-11-26
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 17m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures,The Vitaphone Corporation
Genres
- History
- Drama
