The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

Directed by Joseph M. Newman

History · 10m

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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Cast

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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)

Crew

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

Details

Release date
1939-07-22
Runtime
10m
Genres
History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer