The Declaration of Independence

Name: The Declaration of Independence
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1938-11-26
Duration: 17 min

17m·History, Drama

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

DirectorCrane WilburCinematographyW. Howard GreeneScreenplayCharles L. TedfordStudioWarner Bros. Pictures

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
John LitelThomas Jefferson	Thomas Jefferson
Ted OsborneCaesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
Rosella TowneBetsy Kramer	Betsy Kramer
Richard BondThomas Lynch Jr.	Thomas Lynch Jr.
OOwen KingEdward Rutledge	Edward Rutledge
Lionel BelmoreThe Innkeeper (uncredited)	The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Sidney BraceyCongress Clerk (uncredited)	Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Tom ChattertonRichard Henry Lee (uncredited)	Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
HHal CraigMan Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)	Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Henry HallJohn Hancock (uncredited)	John Hancock (uncredited)
John HarronRodney's Messenger (uncredited)	Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Boyd IrwinThomas McKean (uncredited)	Thomas McKean (uncredited)
CCharles Frederick LindsleyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wilfred LucasJohn Dickinson (uncredited)	John Dickinson (uncredited)
William OrlamondMatthew Kramer (uncredited)	Matthew Kramer (uncredited)
BBert StevensRatification Meeting Member (uncredited)	Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)
Ferris TaylorJohn Adams (uncredited)	John Adams (uncredited)
Emmett VoganGeorge Reed (uncredited)	George Reed (uncredited)
WWalter WalkerBenjamin Franklin (uncredited)	Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)