The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

Overview

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.

Release Date

22 July 1939

10 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Narrator (voice)
John Peter Zenger (uncredited)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Trooper (uncredited)
Attorney John Alexander (uncredited)
Hank (uncredited)