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The Declaration of Independence

1938

17 minutes

HistoryDrama

Overview

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.

Top Cast

John Litel headshot

John Litel

Thomas Jefferson

Ted Osborne headshot

Ted Osborne

Caesar Rodney

Rosella Towne headshot

Rosella Towne

Betsy Kramer

Richard Bond headshot

Richard Bond

Thomas Lynch Jr.

Owen King headshot

Owen King

Edward Rutledge

Lionel Belmore headshot

Lionel Belmore

The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey headshot

Sidney Bracey

Congress Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton headshot

Tom Chatterton

Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

Hal Craig headshot

Hal Craig

Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)

Henry Hall headshot

Henry Hall

John Hancock (uncredited)

John Harron headshot

John Harron

Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin headshot

Boyd Irwin

Thomas McKean (uncredited)

Charles Frederick Lindsley headshot

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas headshot

Wilfred Lucas

John Dickinson (uncredited)

William Orlamond headshot

William Orlamond

Matthew Kramer (uncredited)

Bert Stevens headshot

Bert Stevens

Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor headshot

Ferris Taylor

John Adams (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan headshot

Emmett Vogan

George Reed (uncredited)

Walter Walker headshot

Walter Walker

Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)