The Bill of Rights (1939)
This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. It depicts leading political figures of the American Revolution and the despotic British colonial rule which led to the creation of the Bill of Rights.
Director:
Crane Wilbur
Writer:
Charles L. Tedford
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Ted Osborne as James Madison |
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Moroni Olsen as Royal Governor Dunmore |
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Leonard Mudie as Moreland |
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Vernon Steele as Thomas Jefferson |
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John Hamilton as Colonel George Mason |
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Raymond Brown as |
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Tom Chatterton as Richard Henry Lee |
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Sidney Bracey as Colonist |
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Creighton Hale as New York Congressman |
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John Harron as Carter |
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William Hopper as Courier |
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Olaf Hytten as King George III |
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Boyd Irwin as Captain Collins |
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Glenn Langan as North Carolina Congressman |
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Charles Frederick Lindsley as Narrator (voice) |
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John Litel as Patrick Henry |
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Jack Mower as Virginia Congressman |
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John Ridgely as Massachusetts Congressman |
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Russell Simpson as Frontiersman |
| Camera | W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Crane Wilbur | Director |
| Writing | Charles L. Tedford | Screenplay |
| Production | Gordon Hollingshead | Producer |
| Editing | Everett Dodd | Editor |
| Art | Charles Novi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Everett Alton Brown | Sound |
| Sound | Howard Jackson | Music |
| Visual Effects | Natalie Kalmus | Color Designer |
