The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

6.3(9 votes)
1938
0h 17m
History
Drama

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.

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Cast

John Litel

John Litel

Thomas Jefferson

Ted Osborne

Ted Osborne

Caesar Rodney

Rosella Towne

Rosella Towne

Betsy Kramer

Richard Bond

Richard Bond

Thomas Lynch Jr.

Owen King

Owen King

Edward Rutledge

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Congress Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton

Tom Chatterton

Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

Hal Craig

Hal Craig

Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

John Hancock (uncredited)

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