Synopsis
Lexington, Massachusetts, mid-1770s. Renegade British officer Captain Walter Butler struggles to enlist the aid of Indians against the tide of colonists rebelling for independence. Meanwhile, impoverished farmer Nathan Holden, in love with aristocrat Nancy Montague, reluctantly joins the Patriots – only to find himself at odds with Nancy's stern father and her arrogant brother.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
12 audience votes
Key crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- Robert W. ChambersScreenplay
- Adolph FinkOriginal Music Composer
- Joseph Carl BreilOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Neil HamiltonNathan Holden
- Erville AldersonJustice Montague
- Carol DempsterMiss Nancy Montague
- Charles Emmett MackJustice Charles Montague
- Lee BeggsSamuel Adams
- Lionel BarrymoreCapt. Walter Butler
- Arthur DonaldsonKing George III
- Downing ClarkeLord Chamberlain
- John DuntonJohn Hancock
- Charles BennettWilliam Pitt
- Frank WalshThomas Jefferson
- Frank McGlynn Jr.Patrick Henry