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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

1939

0h 10m

7.0(3 votes)

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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.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Joseph M. Newman
Written by: Samuel H. Chain
Produced by: John Nesbitt

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