The Story That Couldn’t Be Printed (1939)

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Country: N/A
Genres: Biography, History, Short
Release: 1939-07-22
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Writers: Samuel H. Chain
Language: English
Stars: John Nesbitt , Naomi Childers , Mary Gordon , Edward Hearn , John Hubbard , Victor Kilian , Carl Stockdale , Vera Tattersall , Emmett Vogan , Frederick Worlock (1886–1973)
Runtime: 10 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Story That Couldn't Be Printed , John Nesbitt's Passing Parade: The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (United States of America) , The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (United States of America)
Plot: The story of how foundation for freedom of the press was laid in America. Back in early colonial days a printer named John Peter Zanger exposed the rascality of an official who was misappropriating public funds. A friend of his , John Alexander,undertook to secure positive proof so that Zanger could print the facts .Zanger was jailed. At the trial, Andrew Hamilton, the great lawyer and statesman, walked into the courtroom and announced he was there to defend the prisoner. His plea was so eloquent that the jurors were swept off their feet and brought in the verdict of innocent, thus securing freedom of the press in America.
IMDB:tt0143906