When his son is reluctant to fight for democracy Philip Nolan II shares with him the secret he has long held, the treason of the first Philip Nolan "The Man Without a Country." He explains how the elder Nolan played into the hands of Aaron Burr; how Thomas Jefferson was elected president over Burr; how Alexander Hamilton prevented the conscienceless Burr becoming governor of New York; the duel between Hamilton and Burr; how Philip Nolan was later arrested on his wedding night for aiding Burr, who had conspired to start a rival government in the south to wage war against the United States, and how he was later banished from the United States for saying "Damn the United States! I wish I might never hear its name again," and how Philip Nolan died kissing the flag of the country he had execrated. Understanding how important freedom is the younger Nolan rushes to enlist.
Arnold Daly
as Lt. Philip Nolan I, II, III, IV
Sidney Bracey
as Capt. Rene Gautier
Eddie Dunn
as Gen. Wilkinson
Claude Cooper
as William Bayard
Mary Carr
as Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
Anna Lehr
as Agnes Churchill
Frederick Truesdell
as Mr. Pendleton
Charles E. Graham
as Col. Aaron Burr
Duncan McRae
as Gen. Alexander Hamilton
P.R. Scammon
as President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Donnelly
as Gen. George Churchill
John Levering
as Justice Col. George Morgan
