The Declaration of Independence Trailer

The Declaration of Independence Trailer (1938)

26 November 1938 Drama, History 17 mins

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.

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Cast

John Litel

as Thomas Jefferson

Ted Osborne

as Caesar Rodney

Rosella Towne

as Betsy Kramer

Richard Bond

as Thomas Lynch Jr.

Owen King

as Edward Rutledge

Lionel Belmore

as The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as Congress Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton

as Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

Hal Craig

as Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)

Henry Hall

as John Hancock (uncredited)

John Harron

as Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

as Thomas McKean (uncredited)

Charles Frederick Lindsley

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

as John Dickinson (uncredited)

William Orlamond

as Matthew Kramer (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)

Crew

W. Howard Greene

W. Howard Greene Director of Photography

Milo Anderson

Milo Anderson Costume Design

Hugh Reticker

Hugh Reticker Art Direction

International Releases Dates

United States 26 November 1938

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