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The Bill of Rights

1939

21 minutes

DramaHistory

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Ted Osborne headshot

Ted Osborne

James Madison

Moroni Olsen headshot

Moroni Olsen

Royal Governor Dunmore

Leonard Mudie headshot

Leonard Mudie

Moreland

Vernon Steele headshot

Vernon Steele

Thomas Jefferson

John Hamilton headshot

John Hamilton

Colonel George Mason

Raymond Brown headshot

Raymond Brown

Tom Chatterton headshot

Tom Chatterton

Richard Henry Lee

Sidney Bracey headshot

Sidney Bracey

Colonist

Creighton Hale headshot

Creighton Hale

New York Congressman

John Harron headshot

John Harron

Carter

William Hopper headshot

William Hopper

Courier

Olaf Hytten headshot

Olaf Hytten

King George III

Boyd Irwin headshot

Boyd Irwin

Captain Collins

Glenn Langan headshot

Glenn Langan

North Carolina Congressman

Charles Frederick Lindsley headshot

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Narrator (voice)

John Litel headshot

John Litel

Patrick Henry

Jack Mower headshot

Jack Mower

Virginia Congressman

John Ridgely headshot

John Ridgely

Massachusetts Congressman

Russell Simpson headshot

Russell Simpson

Frontiersman