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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

1939
Directed byJoseph M. Newman
0h 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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John NesbittNarrator (voice)Victor KilianJohn Peter Zenger (uncredited)Naomi ChildersCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Mary GordonWoman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Edward HearnTrooper (uncredited)
John HubbardAttorney John Alexander (uncredited)
Carl StockdaleHank (uncredited)
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GENRES
History
STATUSReleased
RATING
4.0

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