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Grandpa Changes the World

Far more than courtroom drama, this TRUE STORY about how Alexander Hamilton, attorney to William Penn and the only colonial admitted to the English Bar, came out of retirement to defend a printer accused of libelling the Governor by printing the truth in his newspaper about his corrupt activities. The principals established in this case, as so eloquently argued by Hamilton, had a profound influence on the drafting of the Bill of Rights several years latter. ""Gentlemen, with an impartial, uncorrupted verdict we assure ourselves, our posterity, the right, the liberty of speaking and writing the truth."" As author and host, John Nesbitt says at the conclusion of this drama, ""The great footnote to this story, of course, lies in the Bill of Rights.

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  • Originally Aired July 22, 1956
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Production Code 9594
  • Network CBS
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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Name Type Role
John Nesbitt Writer
Patricia Blake Guest Star
Reginald Denny Guest Star
Thomas Mitchell Guest Star
Barney Phillips Guest Star
Peter Hansen Guest Star
Terence de Marney Guest Star
John Eldredge Guest Star
Anthony Eustrel Guest Star
Lewis Allen Director