Penn of Pennsylvania

Penn of Pennsylvania

53% | Jan 24, 1942 | History, Drama

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.

Featured Cast

Lance Comfort
Director
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay

Cast

William Penn
Clifford Evans
William Penn
Gulielma Maria Springett
Deborah Kerr
Gulielma Maria Springett
Charles II
Dennis Arundell
Charles II
Lord Arlington
D.J. Williams
Lord Arlington

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