''Give Me Liberty'' is a 1936 American drama

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or historical "special" filmed in Technicolor, produced and distributed by Warner Bros., and directed by

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. The short covers a short period of time in the life of Patrick Henry, leading to his speech before the Second Virginia Convention in 1775. The film won an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Color) of 1936.

Cast

* John Litel as Patrick Henry * Nedda Harrigan as Doxie Henry *

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as Captain Milton *

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* George Irving as Thomas Jefferson * Boyd Irwin as British Commissioner *

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as Anti-Rebel Delegate Speaker * Myrtle Stedman as Martha Washington * Shirley Lloyd as Party Guest Giving Patrick a Violin * Ted Osborne as Randolph Peyton (as Theodore Osborne) * Carrie Daumery as Party Guest *

Jesse Graves Jesse Graves, also known as Jessie Graves or Jesse A. Graves, was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. During his career he appeared in over 100 films. Some of the more notable include: ''After the Thin Man'' in 1936, which stars W ...

as Moses (Washington's servant) * Wade Lane as Judge * Charles Frederick Lindsley as Narrator * Wilfred Lucas as His Excellency, permitting Henry's arrest * Jack Mower as Gentleman * Bancroft Owen as Tom * Paul Panzer as Man with fur hat * Sam Rice as Convention delegate extra * John J. Richardson as Man kneeling to trip the Commissioner * Cyril Ring as Delegate shouting "Treason! Treason!" * Lottie Williams as Party guest at the Henrys' * William Worthington as Pendleton

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* 1936 drama films 1936 films American drama short films Cultural depictions of George Washington Cultural depictions of Thomas Jefferson Films directed by B. Reeves Eason Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Vitaphone short films Warner Bros. short films Cultural depictions of Patrick Henry 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Cultural depictions of Martha Washington {{short-drama-film-stub