The Declaration of Independence (1938)
17m
Running Time
November 26, 1938Release Date
The Declaration of Independence (1938)
17m
Running Time
November 26, 1938Release Date
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Plot.
This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
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Cast & Crew.
John Litel
Thomas Jefferson
Ted Osborne
Caesar Rodney
Rosella Towne
Betsy Kramer
Richard Bond
Thomas Lynch Jr.
Lionel Belmore
The Innkeeper (uncredited)
Crane Wilbur
Director
Charles L. Tedford
Writer
Sidney Bracey
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Richard Henry Lee (uncredited)
W. Howard Greene
Cinematographer
Hal Craig
Man Shooting at Rodney (uncredited)
Everett Dodd
Editor
Henry Hall
John Hancock (uncredited)
John Harron
Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Owen King
Edward Rutledge
Boyd Irwin
Thomas McKean (uncredited)
Charles Frederick Lindsley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
John Dickinson (uncredited)
William Orlamond
Matthew Kramer (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Ratification Meeting Member (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
John Adams (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
George Reed (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Robert B. Lee
Sound
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Wiki.
Declaration of Independence is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur. It won an Academy Award at the 11th Academy Awards in 1939 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel), and has been credited as being one of the few films relating to the American Revolution to win this award.Declaration of Independence was part of Warner Bros.'s Old Glory series, which consisted of several short films that covered American history.