This is a 37-minute orientation film, filmed in the spring of 1956, for visitors to historic Colonial Williamsburg, and photographed in the area restored by the Rockerfeller Foundation. The plot follows a fictional Virginia planter, John Fry (Jack Lord), who becomes a member of Virginia’s House of Burgesses. Through contact with Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and other patriots, he gradually loses his ties with the pro-British faction and casts his lot with the rebels. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 5.9/10 | |
Released: | March 30, 1957 | |
Runtime: | 34 min | |
Genres: | Drama History Short | |
Companies: | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Paramount | |
Cast: | Jack Lord Leora Dana Margery Maude Richard Striker | |
Crew: | Emmet Lavery George Seaton | |
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