Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

1957 · 34 min · ★ 7.0

Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot tells the story of Virginia's role in American Independence (up to the point of voting to propose independence at the Second Continental Congress), from the point of view of John Fry (played by a young Jack Lord), a fictional Virginia planter elected to the House of Burgesses.

Directed by George Seaton · Written by Emmet Lavery

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