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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), and has been credited as being one of the few films relating to the American Revolution to win this award.
Original Release
11/26/1938
US Release
11/26/1938
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Litel | Thomas Jefferson |
Ted Osborne | Caesar Rodney |
Rosella Towne | Betsy Kramer |
Richard Bond | Thomas Lynch Jr. |
Owen King | Edward Rutledge |
Lionel Belmore | The Innkeeper |
Sidney Bracey | Congress Clerk |
Tom Chatterton | Richard Henry Lee |
Hal Craig | Man Shooting at Rodney |
Ralph Dunn | Man in Kramer's Stable |
Directors
Writers
Charles L. Tedford, Thomas Jefferson
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Litel | Thomas Jefferson |
Ted Osborne | Caesar Rodney |
Rosella Towne | Betsy Kramer |
Richard Bond | Thomas Lynch Jr. |
Owen King | Edward Rutledge |
Lionel Belmore | The Innkeeper |
Sidney Bracey | Congress Clerk |
Tom Chatterton | Richard Henry Lee |
Hal Craig | Man Shooting at Rodney |
Ralph Dunn | Man in Kramer's Stable |
Henry Hall | John Hancock |
John Harron | Rodney's Messenger |
Gordon Hart | Guest with Pistol at Kramer's House |
Boyd Irwin | Thomas McKean |
Charles Frederick Lindsley | Narrator |
Wilfred Lucas | John Dickinson |
William Orlamond | Mr. Matthew Kramer |
Bert Stevens | Ratification Meeting Member |
Ferris Taylor | John Adams |
Emmett Vogan | George Reed |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1939 | Oscar | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Won |