Romance of Louisiana
This 1937 Vitaphone short was reissued in 1953 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, American President Thomas Jefferson appointed James Monroe to negotiate with Napoleon to acquire the Louisiana territory from France. England's King George urges the United State's to take the territory by force as France is selling the territory only to get more money to fight against England. Napoleon learns of this and promptly sells the territory for $15,000,000 in an early example of a distress sale.
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Cast
Addison Richards
James Monroe
Addison Richards
Radio Actor in Studio
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Erville Alderson
Radio Broadcaster
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Erville Alderson
Thomas Jefferson
Suzanne Kaaren
Empress Josephine
Ian Wolfe
Tallyrand
Alphonse Ethier
Marbaugh
Ted Osborne
Ross of Pennsyvania
Jimmy Dime
French Soldier
Henry Hall
Cabinet Member
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Gordon Hart
Robert Livingstone
Boyd Irwin
Lord Whitworth
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Ray Rennahan
Cinematographer