Penn of Pennsylvania
Penn of Pennsylvania
Release: 1942-01-24
·Runtime: 78m
·★ 5.3
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
British National Films
Anglo-American Film Corporation
Cast
Edward Rigby
as Bushell
Joss Ambler
as Lord Mayor of London
J.H. Roberts
as Ford
Gibb McLaughlin
as Indian Chief (as Gibb Mc Laughlin)
Clifford Evans
as William Penn
Henry Oscar
as Samuel Pepys
Edmund Willard
as Ship's Captain
Deborah Kerr
as Gulielma Maria Springett
O.B. Clarence
as Lord Cecil
Charles Carson
as Adm. Penn
John Stuart
as Bindle
Gus McNaughton
as Ship's Mate (as Guss Mc Naughton)
Aubrey Mallalieu
as Chaplain
James Harcourt
as George Fox
Maire O'Neill
as Cook
Percy Marmont
as Holme
Herbert Lomas
as Cockle
Max Adrian
as Elton
