Cavalcade of America

Mightier Than the Sword (Season 1, Episode 13)

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TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

A pre-Revolutionary War drama. The freedom of the press is upheld through the trial and acquittal of John Peter Zenger, a New York newspaper publisher imprisoned for printing the truth about corruption of the British administration.

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Wilhelm Thiele (as William Thiele)

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Updated Mar 18, 1953

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Mar 18, 1953 (United States)

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
John Alvin Actor Actor See fewer	Somewhere in Time (1980)
Whit Bissell Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
David Cavendish Actor Actor See fewer	Captain Blood (1935)
John Doucette Peter Peter See fewer	True Grit (1969)
John Eldredge Actor Actor See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
Byron Foulger Mr. Bradford Mr. Bradford See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Eduard Franz Aged Barrister Aged Barrister See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
John Hamilton Jury Forman Jury Forman See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Harry Harvey Quaker voter Quaker voter See fewer	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Earle Hodgins Actor Actor See fewer	Oregon Trail (1945)
Douglas Kennedy John Peter Zenger John Peter Zenger See fewer	The Land Unknown (1957)
Adele Longmire Mrs. Zenger Mrs. Zenger See fewer	Bullet Scars (1942)
Robert Rockwell James Alexander James Alexander See fewer	Our Miss Brooks (1952)
Hayden Rorke Governor William Cosby Governor William Cosby See fewer	When Worlds Collide (1951)