Sons of Liberty (film)

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Sons of Liberty
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Ernie Weckbaugh and Claude Rains
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Crane Wilbur
Produced by Gordon Hollingshead
Starring Claude Rains
Gale Sondergaard
Narrated byCharles Frederick Lindsley
Cinematography Sol Polito
Ray Rennahan
Edited by Thomas Pratt
Music by Howard Jackson
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed by Warner 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]

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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 . 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2008.