The Man Without a Country

21min

Drama

This short film tells the story of a disgraced U.S. army officer who is charged with treason. At his court martial he is sentenced to lifetime exile aboard American ships at sea, no crew member can mention anything about the United States within his hearing, and in the books he is allowed to read all references to the United States are removed.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Vitaphone Corporation

Cast

John Litel

John Litel

Lt. Philip Nolan
Gloria Holden

Gloria Holden

Marian Morgan
Ted Osborne

Ted Osborne

Jack Morgan
Donald Brian

Donald Brian

Colonel Morgan
Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Aaron Burr
Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
John Harron

John Harron

Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Minor Role (uncredited)
John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Captain Mitchell (uncredited)

Release date

27th Nov 1937

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English