The Declaration of Independence
1938, English. Directed by Crane Wilbur.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Crane WilburDirector
- John LitelThomas Jefferson
- Ted OsborneCaesar Rodney
- Rosella TowneBetsy Kramer
- Richard BondThomas Lynch Jr.
- Owen KingEdward Rutledge
- Lionel BelmoreThe Innkeeper (uncredited)
- Sidney BraceyCongress Clerk (uncredited)
- Tom ChattertonRichard Henry Lee (uncredited)
- Hal CraigMan Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
- Henry HallJohn Hancock (uncredited)
- John HarronRodney's Messenger (uncredited)
- Boyd IrwinThomas McKean (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 26 November 1938
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charles L. Tedford
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The Declaration of Independence (1938) was directed by Crane Wilbur and stars John Litel, Ted Osborne, Rosella Towne.