Penn of Pennsylvania backdrop

Penn of Pennsylvania

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.

Release Date: January 24, 1942

Status: Released

Genres:

History

Drama

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Cast

Clifford Evans

Clifford Evans

William Penn

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Gulielma Maria Springett

Dennis Arundell

Charles II

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

Chaplain

D.J. Williams

Lord Arlington

O.B. Clarence

O.B. Clarence

Lord Cecil

James Harcourt

James Harcourt

George Fox

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Adm. Penn

Henry Oscar

Henry Oscar

Samuel Pepys

Max Adrian

Max Adrian

Elton

John Stuart

John Stuart

Bindle

Maire O'Neill

Maire O'Neill

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