The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939) movie poster

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

10 minPassedHistory

TMDb7.0/103 votes

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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.

Country: United States

Director: Joseph M. Newman

Cast

John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Victor Kilian as John Peter Zenger (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

John Peter Zenger (uncredited)

Naomi Childers as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Naomi Childers

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mary Gordon as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Edward Hearn as Trooper (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Trooper (uncredited)

John Hubbard as Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)

John Hubbard

Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale as Hank (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

Hank (uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:press freedom