Telephone Time Season 1 Episode 16 Grandpa Changes the World 1956
Far more than courtroom drama, this TRUE STORY about how Alexander Hamilton, attorney to William Penn and the only colonial admitted to the English Bar, came out of retirement to defend a printer accused of libelling the Governor by printing the truth in his newspaper about his corrupt activities. The principals established in this case, as so eloquently argued by Hamilton, had a profound influence on the drafting of the Bill of Rights several years latter. ""Gentlemen, with an impartial, uncorrupted verdict we assure ourselves, our posterity, the right, the liberty of speaking and writing the truth."" As author and host, John Nesbitt says at the conclusion of this drama, ""The great footnote to this story, of course, lies in the Bill of Rights. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Old Andrew Hamilton that day in court was not so much defending his client with law that was already in existence, but was actually creating law that would not be clearly written down for generations to
- Released: 1956-07-22
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: John Nesbitt
- Director: John Nesbitt, Hal Roach, Jr.
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1. The Golden Junkman 1956-04-08
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2. Man with a Beard 1956-04-15
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3. Captain from Kopenick 1956-04-22
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4. Borders Away 1956-04-29
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5. The Mystery of Caspar Hauser 1956-05-06
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6. The Stepmother 1956-05-13
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7. Time Bomb 1956-05-20
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8. Emperor Norton's Bridge 1956-05-27
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9. The Man Who Believed in Fairy Tales 1956-06-03
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10. Harry in Search of Himself 1956-06-10
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11. Felix the Fourth 1956-06-17
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12. Smith of Ecuador 1956-06-24
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13. The Gingerbread Man 1956-07-01
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14. Joyful Lunatic 1956-07-08
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15. The Key 1956-07-15
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16. Grandpa Changes the World 1956-07-22
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17. Again the Stars 1956-07-29
