Movie: The Bill of Rights

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ted Osborne
Ted Osborne

James Madison

Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen

Royal Governor Dunmore

Leonard Mudie
Leonard Mudie

Moreland

Vernon Steele
Vernon Steele

Thomas Jefferson

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Colonel George Mason

Raymond Brown
Raymond Brown

Tom Chatterton
Tom Chatterton

Richard Henry Lee

Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey

Colonist

Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale

New York Congressman

John Harron
John Harron

Carter

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1939-08-19

  • Average

    6.333

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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