The Bill of Rights
1939 | 21m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Crane Wilbur |
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| Writer: | Charles L. Tedford |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1939 |
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| Director: | Crane Wilbur |
| Writer: | Charles L. Tedford |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | american revolution, short film, bill of rights, british colonial rule |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ted Osborne | James Madison |
| Moroni Olsen | Royal Governor Dunmore |
| Leonard Mudie | Moreland |
| Vernon Steele | Thomas Jefferson |
| John Hamilton | Colonel George Mason |
| Raymond Brown | |
| Tom Chatterton | Richard Henry Lee |
| Sidney Bracey | Colonist |
| Creighton Hale | New York Congressman |
| John Harron | Carter |
| William Hopper | Courier |
| Olaf Hytten | King George III |
| Boyd Irwin | Captain Collins |
| Glenn Langan | North Carolina Congressman |
| Charles Frederick Lindsley | Narrator (voice) |
| John Litel | Patrick Henry |
| Jack Mower | Virginia Congressman |
| John Ridgely | Massachusetts Congressman |
| Russell Simpson | Frontiersman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Howard Jackson | Music |
| Charles L. Tedford | Screenplay |
| Everett Dodd | Editor |
| Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Everett Alton Brown | Sound |
| W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Charles Novi | Art Direction |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Crane Wilbur | Director |
| Natalie Kalmus | Color Designer |
| Name | Title |
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| Gordon Hollingshead | Producer |
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