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The Declaration of Independence (1938)

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.

Release: 1938-11-26
Runtime: 17 min
Rating: 6.3 / 10
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.
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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)
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Hal Craig
Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Henry Hall
John Hancock (uncredited)
John Harron
John Harron
Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin
Thomas McKean (uncredited)
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Charles Frederick Lindsley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
John Dickinson (uncredited)
William Orlamond
William Orlamond
Matthew Kramer (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens
Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Ferris Taylor
John Adams (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
George Reed (uncredited)