The Man Without a Country

Nov 27, 1937

0h 21m

★ 5.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Vitaphone Corporation

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Cast

Lt. Philip Nolan

John Litel

Marian Morgan

Gloria Holden

Jack Morgan

Ted Osborne

Colonel Morgan

Donald Brian

Aaron Burr

Holmes Herbert

President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Harron

Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

John Ridgely

Captain Mitchell (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

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