The Bill of Rights

21min

Drama

History

This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. It depicts leading political figures of the American Revolution and the despotic British colonial rule which led to the creation of the Bill of Rights.

Cast

Ted Osborne

Ted Osborne

James Madison
Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Royal Governor Dunmore
Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele

Thomas Jefferson
John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Colonel George Mason
Tom Chatterton

Tom Chatterton

Richard Henry Lee
Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

New York Congressman
Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

King George III
Boyd Irwin

Boyd Irwin

Captain Collins
Glenn Langan

Glenn Langan

North Carolina Congressman
John Litel

John Litel

Patrick Henry
Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Virginia Congressman
John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Massachusetts Congressman
Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Frontiersman

Release date

19th Aug 1939

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English