The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

Joseph M. Newman
1939-07-22


4
10 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Nesbitt Narrator (voice) Unowned
Victor Kilian John Peter Zenger (uncredited) Unowned
Naomi Childers Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Unowned
Mary Gordon Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited) Unowned
Edward Hearn Trooper (uncredited) Unowned
John Hubbard Attorney John Alexander (uncredited) Unowned
Carl Stockdale Hank (uncredited) Unowned