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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

7.0·1939·10 min·English·Directed by Joseph M. Newman

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Synopsis

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.

Main 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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TMDB Rating7.0/ 10

Votes3

Release DateJul 22, 1939

Popularity0

Original LanguageEnglish

ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer