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The Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence

6.3

0h 17m

1938

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.

Director

Crane Wilbur

HistoryDrama

independenceamerican revolutionrevolutionary warfreedom fighters

Cast & Crew

John Litel

John Litel

as Thomas Jefferson

Ted Osborne

Ted Osborne

as Caesar Rodney

Rosella Towne

Rosella Towne

as Betsy Kramer

Richard Bond

Richard Bond

as Thomas Lynch Jr.

Owen King

as Edward Rutledge

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

as The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

as Congress Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton

Tom Chatterton

as Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

Hal Craig

as Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)

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