Reviews the life of Alexander Hamilton. Describes his role in the American Revolution and formulation of the Constitution. Follows his career as the first secretary of the treasury and re-enacts events which led to his death at the hands of Aaron Burr. ” B W 1951
Educational film about the early American statesman Alexander Hamilton, cast as a drama. Consists mostly of dialogue between various eighteenth-century aristocratic types. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are characters in the drama, but they don’t read as such.
00:51:18:00 B W 1951
ws Statue of Alexander Hamilton (Columbia University).
01:06:05:00 B W 1951
ms Duel sequence: men in top hats turn, fire pistols
one is
hit and collapses. (Recreation of famous duel between Alexander
Hamilton and Aaron Burr.)
01:06:52:00 B W 1951
ms He made the what good”",,02/15/09 02:30 PM,”1950s