The Story That Couldn't Be Printed(1939)
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.
Movie: The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Top 7 Billed Cast
Narrator (voice)
John Peter Zenger (uncredited)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)
Hank (uncredited)
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