Declaration of Independence (film)

Declaration of Independence is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur. The film, which depicts the 1776 adoption by the Second Continental Congress of the Lee Resolution and the United States Declaration of Independence, 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 few films relating to the American Revolution to win this award.^[3]

Declaration of Independence
Directed by	Crane Wilbur
Written by	Thomas Jefferson
Screenplay by	Charles L. Tedford
Produced by	John Nesbitt
Starring	John Litel Ted Osborne Rosella Towne
Narrated by	Charles Frederick Lindsley
Cinematography	W. Howard Greene
Edited by	Everett Dodd
Music by	Howard Jackson
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	November 26, 1938 (1938-11-26)
Running time	17 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Declaration of Independence was part of Warner Bros.'s Old Glory series, which consisted of several short films that covered American history.^[4]

Plot

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
• Walter Walker as Benjamin Franklin
• Ferris Taylor as John Adams

See also

• List of films about the American Revolution
• Committee of Five