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The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country (1937)

Drama

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.

Updated May 29 2020

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Keywords:

patriotism exile banishment treason court martial

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Runtime: 21 mins Rating: 5.8

Cast

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

John Litel

John Litel

Lt. Philip Nolan

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Aaron Burr

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Captain Mitchell (uncredited)

John Harron

John Harron

Minor Role (uncredited)

Gloria Holden

Gloria Holden

Marian Morgan

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Crew

Oliver S. Garretson

Oliver S. Garretson

Sound

Howard Jackson

Howard Jackson

Music

Crane Wilbur

Crane Wilbur

Director

Allen M. Davey

Allen M. Davey

Director of Photography

Ted Smith

Ted Smith

Art Direction

Forrest Barnes

Forrest Barnes

Screenplay

Edward Everett Hale

Edward Everett Hale

Story

Benjamin Liss

Benjamin Liss

Editor

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