Sons of Liberty (film)
Sons of Liberty | |
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![]() Ernie Weckbaugh and Claude Rains | |
Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Written by | Crane Wilbur |
Produced by | Gordon Hollingshead |
Starring | Claude Rains Gale Sondergaard |
Narrated by | Charles Frederick Lindsley |
Cinematography | Sol Polito Ray Rennahan |
Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
Music by | Howard Jackson |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Sons of Liberty is a 1939 American short drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, which tells the story of Haym Solomon. At the 12th Academy Awards, held in 1940, it won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Cast
[edit]- Claude Rains as Haym Salomon
- Gale Sondergaard as Rachel Salomon
- Donald Crisp as Alexander McDougall
- Montagu Love as George Washington
- Henry O'Neill as Member of Continental Congress
- James Stephenson as Colonel Tillman
- Harry Cording as Arresting Trooper (uncredited)
- Jack Mower as Messenger (uncredited)
- Moroni Olsen as Robert Morris (uncredited)
- Larry Williams as Nathan Hale (uncredited)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "New York Times: Sons of Liberty". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2008.