America (1924)

Name: America
Genre: Drama, History, Action
Released: 1924-02-21
Duration: 141 min
Cast: Neil Hamilton, Erville Alderson, Carol Dempster, Charles Emmett Mack, Lee Beggs

A Thrilling Story of Love and Romance

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.

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Released 1924-02-21 · 141 min · Drama, History, Action

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast

Neil Hamilton as Nathan Holden
Erville Alderson as Justice Montague
Carol Dempster as Miss Nancy Montague
Charles Emmett Mack as Justice Charles Montague
Lee Beggs as Samuel Adams
Lionel Barrymore as Capt. Walter Butler
Arthur Donaldson as King George III
Downing Clarke as Lord Chamberlain
John Dunton as John Hancock
Charles Bennett as William Pitt
Frank Walsh as Thomas Jefferson
Frank McGlynn Jr. as Patrick Henry
Arthur Dewey as George Washington
P.R. Scammon as Richard Henry Lee
Sydney Deane as Sir Ashley Montague