Declaration of Independence (film)
Appearance
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Directed by | Crane Wilbur |
Written by | Thomas Jefferson |
Screenplay by | Charles L. Tedford |
Produced by | John Nesbitt |
Starring | John Litel Ted Osborne Rosella Towne |
Narrated by | Charles Frederick Lindsley |
Cinematography | W. Howard Greene |
Edited by | Everett Dodd |
Music by | Howard Jackson |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Declaration of Independence is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur. It 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
References
- ^ "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "New York Times: Declaration of Independence". NY Times. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ^ Pencak, William (2010). Pennsylvania's Revolution. Penn State University Press. pp. 342–343. ISBN 0271035803. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ Birdwell, Michael E. (2000). Celluloid Soldiers: Warner Bros.'s Campaign Against Nazism. NYU Press. pp. 258, 24, 25, 59. ISBN 9780814798713. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
External links
- Declaration of Independence at IMDb
- Declaration of Independence at AllMovie
- Declaration of Independence at the TCM Movie Database