The Bill of Rights (1939)
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.

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Ted Osborne Ted Osborne As: James Madison
Moroni Olsen Moroni Olsen As: Royal Governor Dunmore
Leonard Mudie Leonard Mudie As: Moreland
Vernon Steele Vernon Steele As: Thomas Jefferson
John Hamilton John Hamilton As: Colonel George Mason
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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.


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Genres: Drama, History

Language: English

Release Date: 19 August 1939

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Runtime: 21m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Ted Osborne

Ted Osborne

James Madison

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Royal Governor Dunmore

Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

Moreland

Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele

Thomas Jefferson

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Colonel George Mason

Raymond Brown

Raymond Brown

Tom Chatterton

Tom Chatterton

Richard Henry Lee

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Colonist

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

New York Congressman

John Harron

John Harron

Carter

William Hopper

William Hopper

Courier

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

King George III

Boyd Irwin

Boyd Irwin

Captain Collins

Glenn Langan

Glenn Langan

North Carolina Congressman

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Charles Frederick Lindsley

Narrator (voice)

John Litel

John Litel

Patrick Henry

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Virginia Congressman

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Massachusetts Congressman

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Frontiersman

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Costume and Makeup

Milo Anderson

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Perc Westmore

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Natalie Kalmus

Natalie Kalmus

Color Designer

Camera

W. Howard Greene

W. Howard Greene

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Charles Novi

Charles Novi

Art Direction

Other Crew

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