Land of Liberty
"STARS! THRILLS! SPECTACLE!"
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
"STARS! THRILLS! SPECTACLE!"
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Gayne Whitman
Narrator
Erville Alderson
Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')
Don Ameche
Alexander Graham Bell (archive footage)
Heather Angel
Virginia Randolph (edited from 'Daniel Boone')
George Arliss
Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
Edward Arnold
Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
Felix Aylmer
Lord Palmerston (edited from 'Victoria the Great')
George Bancroft
(archive footage)
Binnie Barnes
(archive footage)
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
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