History ·Drama · United States of America · 1938 · 17m

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence poster
Director
Crane Wilbur
Cast
John Litel as Thomas Jefferson Ted Osborne as Caesar Rodney Rosella Towne as Betsy Kramer Richard Bond as Thomas Lynch Jr. Owen King as Edward Rutledge Lionel Belmore as The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Crew
W. Howard Greene — Director of Photography Everett Dodd — Editor Charles L. Tedford — Screenplay Milo Anderson — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
independenceamerican revolutionrevolutionary warfreedom fighters
Key Collaborators
Crane Wilbur Director W. Howard Greene Director of Photography Everett Dodd Editor Charles L. Tedford Screenplay Milo Anderson Costume Design
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