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Penn of Pennsylvania
Summary
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 is also known by the alternative title Courageous Mr. Penn.
The film 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.
Clifford Evans as William Penn
Deborah Kerr as Gulielma Maria Springett
Dennis Arundell as Charles II
Aubrey Mallalieu as Chaplain
D.J. Williams as Lord Arlington
O. B. Clarence as Lord Cecil
James Harcourt as George Fox
Charles Carson as Admiral Penn
Henry Oscar as Samuel Pepys
Max Adrian as Elton
John Stuart as Bindle
Maire O'Neill as Cook
Edward Rigby as Bushell
Mary Hinton as Lady Castlemaine
Joss Ambler as Lord Mayor
Edmund Willard as Captain
Percy Marmont as Holme
Gibb McLaughlin as Indian Chief
Herbert Lomas as Captain Cockle
Gus McNaughton as Mate
The idea of a film about Penn was developed by the producer Richard Vernon. After listening to a radio broadcast by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Vernon had been struck by how similar his views were to the Quaker philosophy of William Penn the next morning he approached bosses at British National Films and pitched the idea of a Penn biopic to them, securing their support. Anatole de Grunwald hastily wrote a screenplay and the film began production at Elstree Studios on 10 February 1941.
Deborah Kerr, a rising star, although not yet 20 years old, was given equal billing with Clifford Evans, who played Penn, but had far less screen time as the film primarily focused on Penn rather than her portrayal of his wife. The film concentrates of Penn's emblematic importance rather than simply as a historic individual, and he serves as a broader depiction of a freedom-loving Englishman.
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