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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-07-22
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2 Votes
Time: 0h 10m
Overview:
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Top 7 Billed Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Victor Kilian
John Peter Zenger (uncredited)
Naomi Childers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Trooper (uncredited)
John Hubbard
Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Hank (uncredited)
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This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper.
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1939-07-22
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