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The Man Without a Country (1937)

5.7/10 0h 21m Nov 27, 1937
Drama

This short film tells the story of a disgraced U.S. army officer who is charged with treason. At his court martial he is sentenced to lifetime exile aboard American ships at sea, no crew member can mention anything about the United States within his hearing, and in the books he is allowed to read all references to the United States are removed.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Man Without a Country
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

John Litel
John Litel
Lt. Philip Nolan
Popularity: 0.5
Gloria Holden
Gloria Holden
Marian Morgan
Popularity: 1.0
Ted Osborne
Ted Osborne
Jack Morgan
Popularity: 0.4
Donald Brian
Donald Brian
Colonel Morgan
Popularity: 0.3
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Aaron Burr
Popularity: 0.4
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
John Harron
John Harron
Minor Role (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.5
Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton
President Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Popularity: 2.4
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
Minor Role (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.7
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.4
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Captain Mitchell (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Crane Wilbur
Editor Ben G. Liss
Screenplay Forrest Barnes
Music Howard Jackson

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US
The Vitaphone Corporation
US

Keywords

patriotism exile treason banishment court martial living in exile

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 30, 2025

Despite the fact that this starts with “God Save the King” playing under the titles, it’s not actually the Brits whom “Lt. Nolan” (John Litel) is planning on defecting to when he is arrested by the US Army. He’s quite a strong-willed and belligerent gent, though, so rather than just play ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 27, 1937
Runtime 0h 21m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
Links
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