The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

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Jul 22, 39 History

Overview

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.

Screenplay
Samuel H. Chain
Director
Joseph M. Newman
Producer
John Nesbitt

Top Billed Cast

John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Victor Kilian
John Peter Zenger (uncredited)
Naomi Childers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Trooper (uncredited)
John Hubbard
Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Hank (uncredited)

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