The Declaration of Independence
History | Drama
6.1
Release Date
November 26, 1938
Duration
17 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Thomas Jefferson
John Litel
Caesar Rodney
Ted Osborne
Betsy Kramer
Rosella Towne
Thomas Lynch Jr.
Richard Bond
Edward Rutledge
Owen King
The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Hal Craig
John Hancock (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
John Harron
Thomas McKean (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Frederick Lindsley
John Dickinson (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Matthew Kramer (uncredited)
William Orlamond
Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
John Adams (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
George Reed (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Walter Walker
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