The Bill of Rights (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-08-19
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Charles L. Tedford, Crane Wilbur
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Ted Osborne as James Madison
- Moroni Olsen as Royal Governor Dunmore
- Leonard Mudie as Moreland
- Vernon Steele as Thomas Jefferson
- John Hamilton as Colonel George Mason
- Raymond Brown
- Tom Chatterton as Richard Henry Lee
- Sidney Bracey as Colonist
- Creighton Hale as New York Congressman
- John Harron as Carter
- William Hopper as Courier
- Olaf Hytten as King George III