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The Man Without a Country (1937)

By on June 29, 2015
The Man Without a Country (1937)

Run time: Approved | 21 min | Drama, Short | 27 November 1937 (USA)
Rating: 5.7
Director: Crane Wilbur
Writers: Forrest Barnes, Edward Everett Hale
Stars: John Litel, Gloria Holden, Ted Osborne
Storyline
Based on a story by Edward Everett Hale and set in the early 19th Century in the United States. A young US Army lieutenant is tried for treason because of his friendship with the politician Aaron Burr. He angrily denounces the United States, is sentenced to lifelong exile on board a series of US Navy ships, and is never allowed to set foot on shore again. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Colour).
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