Sons of Liberty (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Sons of Liberty

| image = Ernie Weckbaugh & Claude Rains.jpg

| caption = Ernie Weckbaugh and Claude Rains

| director = Michael Curtiz

| producer = Gordon Hollingshead

| writer = Crane Wilbur

| starring = Claude Rains
Gale Sondergaard

| narrator = Charles Frederick Lindsley

| music = Howard Jackson

| cinematography = Sol Polito
Ray Rennahan

| editing = Thomas Pratt

| studio = Warner Bros.

| distributor = Warner Bros.

| released = {{film date|1939|5|20}}

| runtime = 20 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Sons of Liberty is a 1939 American short drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, which tells the story of Haym Solomon. At the 12th Academy Awards, held in 1940, it won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1940 |title=The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 10, 2011|work=oscars.org| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093722/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/12th-winners.html| archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/142277/Sons-of-Liberty/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520021708/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/142277/Sons-of-Liberty/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 |title=New York Times: Sons of Liberty |access-date=May 16, 2008}}

Plot

The miniseries is set in the years 1765–1776, prior to start of the American Revolutionary War. It focuses on historical figures and pivotal events between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain, particularly the events that led to resistance to the crown and creation of the Sons of Liberty.