
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: 1942-01-24
History
Drama
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Casts

Clifford Evans
as William Penn

Deborah Kerr
as Gulielma Maria Springett

Aubrey Mallalieu
as Chaplain

O.B. Clarence
as Lord Cecil

James Harcourt
as George Fox

Charles Carson
as Adm. Penn

Henry Oscar
as Samuel Pepys

Max Adrian
as Elton

John Stuart
as Bindle

Edward Rigby
as Bushell