The Man Without a Country

21m
Drama
5.7

This short film tells the story of a disgraced U.S. army officer who is charged with treason. At his court martial he is sentenced to lifetime exile aboard American ships at sea, no crew member can mention anything about the United States within his hearing, and in the books he is allowed to read all references to the United States are removed.

Cast

John Litel
Lt. Philip Nolan
Gloria Holden
Marian Morgan
Ted Osborne
Jack Morgan
Donald Brian
Colonel Morgan
Holmes Herbert
Aaron Burr
Erville Alderson
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
John Harron
Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Minor Role (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Captain Mitchell (uncredited)

Crew

Crane Wilbur
Director
Forrest Barnes
Screenplay
Edward Everett Hale
Story
Ben G. Liss
Editor
Allen M. Davey
Director of Photography
Oliver S. Garretson
Sound
Howard Jackson
Music
Ted Smith
Art Direction

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