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Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)

1h 18m · 24 Jan 1942
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Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. It portrays his struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and attracting settlers to his new colony as well as his adoption a radical new approach with regard to the treatment of the Native Americans. It is also known by the alternative title Courageous Mr. Penn.

Movie ID123049
GenreDrama, History
DirectorLance Comfort
Main castClifford Evans, Deborah Kerr, Dennis Arundell, Aubrey Mallalieu, D.J. Williams, O.B. Clarence, James Harcourt, Charles Carson
Release date24 January 1942
Release year1942
LanguageEnglish
Duration78 min (1h 18m)
Rating6.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseBritish National Films

Director: Lance Comfort
Writers: Anatole de Grunwald

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Clifford EvansWilliam Penn Deborah KerrGulielma Maria Springett
Dennis ArundellCharles II
Aubrey MallalieuChaplain
D.J. WilliamsLord Arlington
O.B. ClarenceLord Cecil James HarcourtGeorge Fox Charles CarsonAdm. Penn Henry OscarSamuel Pepys Max AdrianElton John StuartBindle Maire O'NeillCook Edward RigbyBushell Joss AmblerLord Mayor of London J.H. RobertsFord Edmund WillardShip's Captain Gus McNaughtonShip's Mate (as Guss Mc Naughton) Percy MarmontHolme Gibb McLaughlinIndian Chief (as Gibb Mc Laughlin) Herbert LomasCockle

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