The best John Harron’s history movies

John Harron

John Harron

31/03/1903- 24/11/1939
Today we present the best John Harron’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best John Harron’s movies.

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid
6.4/10
  • Genre: HistoryWestern
  • Release: 11/03/1939
  • Character: President Cleveland's Secretary
McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up, he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.

Virginia City

Virginia City
6.8/10
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 26/11/1938
  • Character: Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights
6.2/10
This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. It depicts leading political figures of the American Revolution and the despotic British colonial rule which led to the creation of the Bill of Rights.

Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House
5.4/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 11/02/1939
  • Character: John Hay
This short chronicles Abraham Lincoln's presidency from his inauguration through delivery of the Gettysburg Address.

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