Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)

Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)

1942-01-24 78 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Clifford Evans is William Penn
William Penn
Deborah Kerr is Gulielma Maria Springett
Gulielma Maria Springett
Dennis Arundell is Charles II
Charles II
D.J. Williams is Lord Arlington
Lord Arlington
O.B. Clarence is Lord Cecil
Lord Cecil
James Harcourt is George Fox
George Fox
Charles Carson is Adm. Penn
Henry Oscar is Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys
Max Adrian is Elton
John Stuart is Bindle