Declaration of Independence (film)
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Declaration of Independence is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur. The film, which depicts the 1776 adoption by the Second Continental Congress of the Lee Resolution and the United States Declaration of Independence, won an Academy Award at the 11th Academy Awards in 1939 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel),[1][2] and has been credited as being one of the few films relating to the American Revolution to win this award.[3]
Declaration of Independence was part of Warner Bros.'s Old Glory series, which consisted of several short films that covered American history.[4]
Cast
- John Litel as Thomas Jefferson
- Ted Osborne as Caesar Rodney
- Rosella Towne as Betsy Kramer
- Richard Bond as Thomas Lynch Jr.
- Owen King as Edward Rutledge
- Henry Hall as John Hancock
- Walter Walker as Benjamin Franklin
- Ferris Taylor as John Adams
See also
References
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External links
- Full film on YouTube
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- 1938 films
- 1938 drama films
- 1938 short films
- American drama short films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Crane Wilbur
- Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
- Vitaphone short films
- Warner Bros. short films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- United States Declaration of Independence
- Cultural depictions of Thomas Jefferson
- Cultural depictions of John Adams
- Cultural depictions of Benjamin Franklin
- Cultural depictions of John Hancock
- Films scored by Howard Jackson (composer)
- English-language short films
- American Revolutionary War films