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The Declaration of Independence is a american film of genre Drama directed by Crane Wilbur released in USA on 26 november 1938 with John Litel

The Declaration of Independence (1938)

The Declaration of Independence
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Released in USA 26 november 1938
Length 17minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating59% 2.9547452.9547452.9547452.9547452.954745

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 only 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.

Actors

John Litel

(Thomas Jefferson)Rosella Towne

(Betsy Kramer)Walter Walker

(Benjamin Franklin (uncredited))Lionel Belmore

(The Innkeeper (uncredited))Sidney Bracey

(Congress Clerk (uncredited))
And :
John Harron
Wilfred Lucas
William Orlamond
Emmett Vogan
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