Give Me Liberty | |
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Directed by | B. Reeves Eason |
Written by | Forrest Barnes |
Produced by | Warner Bros. (Vitaphone title) |
Starring | John Litel Nedda Harrigan |
Cinematography | W. Howard Greene |
Edited by | Louis Hesse |
Music by | M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Give Me Liberty is a 1936 American drama short or historical "special" filmed in Technicolor, produced and distributed by Warner Bros., and directed by B. Reeves Eason. The short covers a short period of time in the life of Patrick Henry, leading to his 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech before the Second Virginia Convention. The film won an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Color) of 1936. [1] [2]