The Declaration of Independence (1938)

The Declaration of Independence (1938)

1938-11-26 United States of America 17 Min. PG-13
5.7 6 votes

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.

Cast

John Litel is Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Ted Osborne is Caesar Rodney
Caesar Rodney
Rosella Towne is Betsy Kramer
Betsy Kramer
Richard Bond is Thomas Lynch Jr.
Thomas Lynch Jr.
Owen King is Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge
Lionel Belmore is The Innkeeper (uncredited)
The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey is Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton is Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
Hal Craig is Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Henry Hall is John Hancock (uncredited)
John Hancock (uncredited)
John Harron is Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin is Thomas McKean (uncredited)
Thomas McKean (uncredited)