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.
as Lt. Philip Nolan I, II, III, IV
as Capt. Rene Gautier
as Gen. Wilkinson
as William Bayard
as Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
as Agnes Churchill
as Mr. Pendleton
as Col. Aaron Burr
as Gen. Alexander Hamilton
as President Thomas Jefferson
as Gen. George Churchill
as Justice Col. George Morgan
as Andrew Jackson
as Mr. Van Ness
as Lt. Gaines
as Dr. Hossack
as Adm. Stephen Decator
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
as President Abraham Lincoln
as The prosecutor
as Natalie Somers
as Theodosia Burr
as Mrs. Nolan
as Baby Hamilton
as John Nolan
