Sons of Liberty (film)

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Sons of Liberty
Ernie Weckbaugh & Claude Rains.jpg
Ernie Weckbaugh and Claude Rains
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Written byCrane Wilbur
Produced byGordon Hollingshead
StarringClaude Rains
Gale Sondergaard
Narrated byCharles Frederick Lindsley
CinematographySol Polito
Ray Rennahan
Edited byThomas Pratt
Music byHoward Jackson
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • May 20, 1939 (1939-05-20)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

Cast[]

  • 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[]

  • Sons of Liberty
  • American Revolution
  • American War of Independence

References[]

  1. ^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "New York Times: Sons of Liberty". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2008.

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