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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

0h 10m | PG-13

⭐ 4 / 10

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.

Director: Joseph M. Newman

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: History

Video: 720p

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Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

as John Peter Zenger (uncredited)

Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

as Trooper (uncredited)

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

as Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)