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The Declaration of Independence (1938)

6.3/10(9 votes)
17m
November 26, 1938
History
Drama
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Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Declaration of Independence
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

John Litel as Thomas Jefferson

John Litel

Thomas Jefferson

Ted Osborne as Caesar Rodney

Ted Osborne

Caesar Rodney

Rosella Towne as Betsy Kramer

Rosella Towne

Betsy Kramer

Richard Bond as Thomas Lynch Jr.

Richard Bond

Thomas Lynch Jr.

Owen King as Edward Rutledge

Owen King

Edward Rutledge

Lionel Belmore as The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey as Congress Clerk (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Congress Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton as Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton

Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

Hal Craig as Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)

Hal Craig

Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)

Henry Hall as John Hancock (uncredited)

Henry Hall

John Hancock (uncredited)

John Harron as Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)

John Harron

Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin as Thomas McKean (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

Thomas McKean (uncredited)

Charles Frederick Lindsley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas as John Dickinson (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

John Dickinson (uncredited)

William Orlamond as Matthew Kramer (uncredited)

William Orlamond

Matthew Kramer (uncredited)

Bert Stevens as Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor as John Adams (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor

John Adams (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan as George Reed (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

George Reed (uncredited)

Walter Walker as Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)

Walter Walker

Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures logoWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation logoThe Vitaphone Corporation

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