Sons of Liberty (film)

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Movie
Original title Sons of Liberty
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1939
length 20 minutes
Rod
Director Michael Curtiz
script Crane Wilbur
production Gordon Hollingshead
music Howard Jackson
camera Sol Polito
Ray Rennahan
cut Thomas Pratt
occupation

Sons of Liberty is an American short film from 1939. Directed by Michael Curtiz , Claude Rains and Gale Sondergaard star in this short drama about the American patriot and financier Haym Salomon.

action

The story of the merchant and banker Haym Salomon, who was born in Lissa in Prussia in 1740 and died in Philadelphia in 1785 , is sketched out and integrated into a feature film . After Salomon immigrated to New York around 1775 , he soon joined the Sons of Liberty movement, a group of enthusiastic young patriots who rebelled against motherland Great Britain.

During the American Revolutionary War against the Kingdom of Great Britain , Solomon was one of the main financiers on the American side. In 1776 he was arrested by the British as a spy , pardoned and then used as an interpreter (Salomon spoke eight languages). In 1778 he was arrested again and sentenced to death, but was able to escape to Philadelphia, where he continued his career as a broker and securities dealer. From 1781 on, Salomon brokered bills for the American government and extended interest-free personal loans to members of Congress, including James Madison .

The private side is also discussed: Marriage in 1777 to Rachel Franken, with whom he had four children. In addition, Solomon's affiliation with the Philadelphia Mikvah - Israel -Gemeinde, which was founded in the 1740th Salomon died impoverished in 1785 at the age of only 45.

Production and Background

Sons of Liberty by Paul Revere

Michael Curtiz 'film premiered in the United States on May 20, 1939. It was distributed by Warner Bros.

Randi Hokett explains in Waging Warners' War about the film that 'Sons of Liberty' is a particularly interesting example, as the film tells its story of the important role of the Jewish banker Haym Salomon, who helped finance the American Revolution . The short film also shows a scene in a synagogue at a time when Jewish identity was largely eliminated in American film. The portrait of Claude Rain as Haym Salomon is one of the few films from this period that had a Jewish character in the foreground.

Awards

In 1940 the film was awarded an Oscar in the category “Best Short Film” (2 film roles) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Randi Hokett: Waging Warners' War at learcenter.org (English). Retrieved January 10, 2014.