Give Me Liberty (1936 film)

Give Me Liberty
Directed by	B. Reeves Eason
Produced by	Vitaphone
Written by	Forrest Barnes
Starring	John Litel Nedda Harrigan
Music by	M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Cinematography	W. Howard Greene
Edited by	Louis Hesse
Distributed by	Warner Brothers Pictures
Release dates	December 19, 1936 (1936-12-19)
Running time	22 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Give Me Liberty is a 1936 American short drama film, filmed in Technicolor, produced by Vitaphone, released by Warner Brothers and directed by B. Reeves Eason. The film won an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1937 for Best Short Subject (Color).^[1]^[2]

Cast

John Litel - Patrick Henry
Nedda Harrigan - Doxie Henry
Carlyle Moore, Jr. - Captain Milton
Robert Warwick - George Washington
George Irving - Thomas Jefferson
Boyd Irwin - British Commissioner
Gordon Hart - Anti-Rebel Delegate Speaker
Myrtle Stedman - Martha Washington
Shirley Lloyd - Party Guest Giving Patrick a Violin
Ted Osborne - Randolph Peyton (as Theodore Osborne)
Carrie Daumery - Party Guest
Jesse Graves - Moses (Washington's servant)
Wade Lane - Judge
Charles Frederick Lindsley - Narrator
Wilfred Lucas - His Excellency, permitting Henry's arrest
Jack Mower - Gentleman
Bancroft Owen - Tom
Paul Panzer - Man with fur hat
Sam Rice - Convention delegate extra
John J. Richardson - Man kneeling to trip the Commissioner
Cyril Ring - Delegate shouting "Treason! Treason!"
Lottie Williams - Party guest at the Henrys'
William Worthington - Pendleton

References

↑ "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
↑ "New York Times: Give Me Liberty". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

External links

Give Me Liberty at the Internet 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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