

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
Thomas Jefferson

Ted Osborne
Caesar Rodney

Rosella Towne
Betsy Kramer

Richard Bond
Thomas Lynch Jr.

Owen King
Edward Rutledge

Lionel Belmore
The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey
Congress Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton
Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)

Hal Craig
Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)

Henry Hall
John Hancock (uncredited)