The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

10 mins | History | July 22, 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.

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

10 mins | History | July 22, 1939

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
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.
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Directors Joseph M. Newman
Writers

Cast

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Victor Kilian

as John Peter Zenger