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Give Me Liberty( 1936)

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The Most Inspiring and Important Short In Recent Years

Overview

Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Litel

      Patrick Henry

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      Nedda Harrigan

      Doxie Henry

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      Carlyle Moore Jr.

      Capt. Milton

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      Robert Warwick

      George Washington

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      George Irving

      Thomas Jefferson

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      Boyd Irwin

      British Commissioner

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      Gordon Hart

      Anti-Rebel Delegate Speaker

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      Myrtle Stedman

      Martha Washington

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      Ted Osborne

      Randolph Peyton

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      Jesse Graves

      Washington's Servant Moses (uncredited)

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      Wade Lane

      Judge (uncredited)

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      Charles Frederick Lindsley

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Wilfred Lucas

      His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)

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      Jack Mower

      Gentleman (uncredited)

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      Paul Panzer

      Frontiersman (uncredited)

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      William Worthington

      Pendleton (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 28 2025
    Despite an half-decent effort from John Litel as he takes to a church in Virginia as Patrick Henry to espouse liberty from British colonial rule, the rest of this is all a rather lacklustre and overly theatrical costume drama with some serious over-acting. The presence of neatly suited and booted characters like “Moses” isn’t deemed relevant as these privileged white folks pontificate about liberty and freedom whilst just about every manual function in their lives is carried out by slaves. It’s that hypocrisy that becomes a little harder to stomach as this sets about illustrating, albeit inadve...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • famous speech
    • american revolution
    • usa history
    • founding fathers
    • short film