The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

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.

Directed by Joseph M. Newman

Top 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)

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