The Man Without a Country (1937)
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.
- Date of release
- 1937-11-27
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 21m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Crane Wilbur
Casting
- 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)
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Man Without a Country
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The Man Without a Country is a 1937 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur in Technicolor. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 10th Academy Awards in 1937 for Best Short Subject (Color). This film is preserved in the Library of Congress.
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