America

Lexington, Massachusetts, mid-1770s. Renegade British officer Captain Walter Butler struggles to enlist the aid of Indians against the tide of colonists rebelling for independence. Meanwhile, impoverished farmer Nathan Holden, in love with aristocrat Nancy Montague, reluctantly joins the Patriots – only to find himself at odds with Nancy's stern father and her arrogant brother.

Cast & Crew

Director

D.W. Griffith

Neil Hamilton

Nathan Holden

Erville Alderson

Justice Montague

Carol Dempster

Miss Nancy Montague

Charles Emmett Mack

Justice Charles Montague

Lee Beggs

Samuel Adams

Lionel Barrymore

Capt. Walter Butler