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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

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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.

DirectorJoseph M. Newman
WriterSamuel H. Chain
ProducerJohn Nesbitt

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Cast · Directed by Joseph M. Newman

JN
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
VKVictor Kilian
Victor Kilian
John Peter Zenger (uncredited)
NCNaomi Childers
Naomi Childers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MGMary Gordon
Mary Gordon
Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
EHEdward Hearn
Edward Hearn
Trooper (uncredited)
JHJohn Hubbard
John Hubbard
Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)
CSCarl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale
Hank (uncredited)

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