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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

1939•10m•4.0/10
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4.0/10(1)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

John Peter Zenger (uncredited)

Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Trooper (uncredited)

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

Hank (uncredited)

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