The Man Without a Country (1937 film)

• John Litel: Lieutenant Philip Nolan
• Gloria Holden: Marian Morgan
• Donald Brian: Colonel Morgan
• Ted Osborne: Jack Morgan
• Holmes Herbert: Aaron Burr
• Charles Middleton: President Lincoln

The Man Without a Country is an American film drama from 1936, which was published as a short film. The screenplay is based on a story by Edward Everett Hale.

Action

To his dismay, Lieutenant Philip Nolan is set by the U.S. Army on an outpost which gives him no opportunity to recommend by services for promotion. He intends to meet with Aaron Burr, the west of the Mississippi wants to create their own state.

Before Nolan starts, he is arrested for treason. Before the military court, he says angrily that he would like nothing more to see or hear of the United States. He is banished to a U.S. ship on which he must spend the rest of his life. The team members have been ordered not to talk about the United States. In the books, which are made available Nolan, all passages that refer to the United States, has been removed.

Awards

In 1938 the film in the category Best Short Film in color, was nominated for an Oscar.

Background

The premiere took place on 27 November 1937.

The short film is a remake of the feature film of the same name from 1917 by Ernest C. Warde, in the Holmes Herbert played the role of Lieutenant Nolan and the version of 1925 by Rowland V. Lee.

Another film version of the story was produced in 1973, directed by Delbert Mann for U.S. television. In The Man without a country Cliff Robertson, Beau Bridges, Peter Strauss and Robert Ryan played the lead roles.