Give Me Liberty (1936 film)

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Give Me Liberty
Directed by B. Reeves Eason
Written byForrest Barnes
Produced by Warner Bros.
(Vitaphone title)
Starring John Litel
Nedda Harrigan
CinematographyW. Howard Greene
Edited byLouis Hesse
Music byM.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 19, 1936 (1936-12-19)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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  1. "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  2. "New York Times: Give Me Liberty". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2008.