The Bill of Rights (1939)
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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Ted Osborne
as James Madison
as James Madison
Moroni Olsen
as Royal Governor Dunmore
as Royal Governor Dunmore
Leonard Mudie
as Moreland
as Moreland
Vernon Steele
as Thomas Jefferson
as Thomas Jefferson
John Hamilton
as Colonel George Mason
as Colonel George Mason
Raymond Brown
as
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Tom Chatterton
as Richard Henry Lee
as Richard Henry Lee
Sidney Bracey
as Colonist
as Colonist
Creighton Hale
as New York Congressman
as New York Congressman
John Harron
as Carter
as Carter
William Hopper
as Courier
as Courier
Olaf Hytten
as King George III
as King George III
Boyd Irwin
as Captain Collins
as Captain Collins
Glenn Langan
as North Carolina Congressman
as North Carolina Congressman
Charles Frederick Lindsley
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
John Litel
as Patrick Henry
as Patrick Henry
Jack Mower
as Virginia Congressman
as Virginia Congressman
John Ridgely
as Massachusetts Congressman
as Massachusetts Congressman
Russell Simpson
as Frontiersman
as Frontiersman
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W. Howard Greene
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Crane Wilbur
Director
Director
Charles L. Tedford
Screenplay
Screenplay
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
Producer
Everett Dodd
Editor
Editor
Charles Novi
Art Direction
Art Direction
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Everett Alton Brown
Sound
Sound
Howard Jackson
Music
Music
Natalie Kalmus
Color Designer
Color Designer
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