Watch The Declaration of Independence (1938) Official Trailer
6.7 / 10 IMDb November 26, 1938 0h 17m
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.
Director
Runtime
0h 17m
Release Date
November 26, 1938
Genre
History, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
John Litel
as Thomas Jefferson
Ted Osborne
as Caesar Rodney
Rosella Towne
as Betsy Kramer
Richard Bond
as Thomas Lynch Jr.
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Owen King
as Edward Rutledge
Lionel Belmore
as The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
as Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
as Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
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Hal Craig
as Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Henry Hall
as John Hancock (uncredited)
John Harron
as Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
as Thomas McKean (uncredited)
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Charles Frederick Lindsley
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
as John Dickinson (uncredited)
William Orlamond
as Matthew Kramer (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens
as Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
as John Adams (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as George Reed (uncredited)
Walter Walker
as Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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