Give Me Liberty (short film)

Movie
Original title	Give Me Liberty
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1936
length	22 minutes
Rod
Director	B. Reeves Eason
script	Forrest Barnes
production	The Vitaphone Corporation Warner Bros.
music	MK Jerome Jack Scholl
camera	W. Howard Greene
cut	Louis Hesse
occupation
John Litel : Patrick Henry Nedda Harrigan : Doxie Henry Carlyle Moore Jr .: Capt. Milton Robert Warwick : George Washington George Irving : Thomas Jefferson Boyd Irwin : British Commissioner Gordon Hart : Anti-Rebel Delegate Speaker Myrtle Stedman : Martha Washington Shirley Lloyd : Party Guest Giving Patrick a Violin Ted Osborne : Randolph Peyton

Give Me Liberty is an American short film from 1936. It premiered on December 19, 1936 in the United States. The film was produced by Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Corporation, directed by B. Reeves Eason . The film was shot in Technicolor . Give Me Liberty was only performed in the US. It was performed again in 1950.

action

The film deals with the historical speech by Patrick Henry , which he gave on March 23, 1775 at the Virginia Convention. George Washington tries to convince Patrick Henry to use his influence in the Virginia House of Burgesses and get Virginia to support the American colonies' struggle for independence . He is initially undecided because of his wife. In the end, however, with the support of his wife, he gave his famous speech, which began with the words Give me Liberty, or give me Death! ends.

background

Patrick Henry's speech of March 23, 1775 went down in American history . With her he obtained the approval of the Virginia Convention for the use of troops on the side of the independence-seeking Thirteen Colonies .

Awards

Give Me Liberty received the Oscar for Best Short Film - Color in 1937 .

Web links

• Give Me Liberty in the Internet Movie Database (English)