Declaration of Independence (film)

Declaration of Independence
Directed by	Crane Wilbur
Produced by	John Nesbitt
Written by	Thomas Jefferson
Screenplay by	Charles L. Tedford
Starring	John Litel Ted Osborne Rosella Towne
Narrated by	Charles Frederick Lindsley
Music by	Howard Jackson
Cinematography	W. Howard Greene
Edited by	Everett Dodd
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	November 26, 1938 (1938-11-26)
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 only 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 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
↑ "New York Times: Declaration of Independence". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
↑ Pencak, William (2010). Pennsylvania's Revolution. Penn State University Press. pp. 342–343. ISBN 0271035803. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
↑ Birdwell, Michael E. (2000). Celluloid Soldiers: Warner Bros.'s Campaign Against Nazism. NYU Press. pp. 258, 24, 25, 59. ISBN 9780814798713. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

External links

Declaration of Independence at the Internet Movie Database
Declaration of Independence at AllMovie
Declaration of Independence at the TCM Movie Database

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Short subject
1931–1935

Comedy	The Music Box (1932) So This Is Harris! (1933) La Cucaracha (1934) How to Sleep (1935)

Novelty	Wrestling Swordfish (1932) Krakatoa (1933) City of Wax (1934) Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956

Color	Give Me Liberty (1936) Penny Wisdom (1937)

One-reel	Bored of Education (1936) The Private Life of the Gannets (1937) That Mothers Might Live (1938) Busy Little Bears (1939) Quicker'n a Wink (1940) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942) Amphibious Fighters (1943) Who's Who in Animal Land (1944) Stairway to Light (1945) Facing Your Danger (1946) Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947) Symphony of a City (1948) Aquatic House Party (1949) Grandad of Races (1950) World of Kids (1951) Light in the Window (1952) Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) This Mechanical Age (1954) Survival City (1955) Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)

Two-reel	The Public Pays (1936) Torture Money (1937) Declaration of Independence (1938) Sons of Liberty (1939) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940) Main Street on the March! (1941) Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) Heavenly Music (1943) I Won't Play (1944) Star in the Night (1945) A Boy and His Dog (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) Seal Island (1948) Van Gogh (1949) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) A Time Out of War (1954) The Face of Lincoln (1955) The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973

The Wetback Hound (1957)
Grand Canyon (1958)
The Golden Fish (1959)
Day of the Painter (1960)
Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1963)
Casals Conducts: 1964 (1964)
The Chicken (1965)
Wild Wings (1966)
A Place to Stand (1967)
Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
The Magic Machines (1969)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972)
The Bolero (1973)

Short film
(live action)
1974–present

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
In the Region of Ice (1976)
I'll Find a Way (1977)
Teenage Father (1978)
Board and Care (1979)
The Dollar Bottom (1980)
Violet (1981)
A Shocking Accident (1982)
Boys and Girls (1983)
Up (1984)
Molly's Pilgrim (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987)
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
Work Experience (1989)
The Lunch Date (1990)
Session Man (1991)
Omnibus (1992)
Schwarzfahrer (1993)
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life / Trevor (1994)
Lieberman in Love (1995)
Dear Diary (1996)
Visas and Virtue (1997)
Election Night (1998)
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1999)
Quiero ser (I want to be ...) (2000)
The Accountant (2001)
This Charming Man (2002)
Two Soldiers (2003)
Wasp (2004)
Six Shooter (2005)
West Bank Story (2006)
Le Mozart des Pickpockets (2007)
Toyland (2008)
The New Tenants (2009)
God of Love (2010)
The Shore (2011)
Curfew (2012)
Helium (2013)
The Phone Call (2014)

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