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John Halliday
- Skip Cornwall
- (as Jack Halliday)
Henry Van Bousen
- George Washington
- (as Henry Van Bausen)
Edward Roseman
- Colonel Cornwall
- (as Ed Roseman)
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Serial of the American Revolutionary War with contemporary political implications
Based on a weekly literary magazine series that intrigued young readers from 1900 until 1920 (at the price of 5 cents per issue, rising to 6 cents per issue by the end of its run), The Liberty Boys of '76 was also a motion picture serial in 1916 aimed at youthful viewers. It told the story of a group of young Colonial patriots battling in the Revolutionary War against the hated British and their murderous American Indian allies. A rare film, the Library of Congress has at least three different episodes: "Fighting the Red-Skins," "In the Hands of the Enemy." and "Buddy to the Rescue." There was, however, a political angle to the movie serial. It was financed with German money by which, it was hoped by the Berlin government, Americans would be influenced to distrust the Redcoat British again--and not join their historic enemy in waging war against Germany in World War I. To that end, too, a pro-German political group calling itself The Liberty Boys of '76 was organized in the United States by 1916.
To view the episode entitled "In the Hands of the Enemy," visit this web address: http://jfredmacdonald.com/hhcc/playstcc5_2.htm
To view the episode entitled "In the Hands of the Enemy," visit this web address: http://jfredmacdonald.com/hhcc/playstcc5_2.htm
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