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Johnny Tremain
a.k.a. Johnny Tremain and the Sons of Liberty Director: Robert Stevenson Cast: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/02/2005
  • Original Release: 1957
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 3,503

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Closed Caption; "The Liberty Story" - The Making of Johnny Tremain; "Johnny Tremain on TV" (Parts One and Two) - hosted by Walt Disney; Dolby Digital Mono sound; Full screen (1.33:1)

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Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits/Johnny's Story [6:44]
2. Breaking the Sabbath [4:59]
3. Family Ties [8:09]
4. Sons of Liberty [9:53]
5. The Boston Tea Party [11:47]
6. Standing on Principles [6:50]
7. Espionage [7:06]
8. The Rights of Englishmen [6:13]
9. A Call to Arms [6:19]
10. Guerrilla Warfare [12:19]

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Editorial Reviews

This Walt Disney filmization of Esther Forbes' Revolutionary-War novel Johnny Tremain was appropriately released on July 4, 1957. New Disney discovery Hal Stalmaster plays the title character, an apprentice silversmith in 1773 Boston. An on-the-job injury prevents Johnny from finding a job, but he is welcomed with open arms at the headquarters of the Revolution. After standing trial on a trumped-up robbery charge brought about by British sympathizer Jonathan Lyte (Sebastian Cabot), Johnny is set free, whereupon he joins the Sons of Liberty during their execution of the Boston Tea Party. Later on, General Gage (Ralph Clanton), the officer in charge of the colonies, does his best to stem the activities of the Sons of the Liberty without resorting to violence but this becomes a moot point after the battle of Lexington Green. If the storyline of Johnny Tremain seems to be divided into two even halves, it is because the film was originally intended as a two-part installment of the Disneyland TV anthology. As it turned out, the film did receive TV exposure on Walt Disney Presents, divided (as planned) into two segments: "The Boston Tea Party" (first telecast November 21, 1958) and "The Shot That Was Heard Around the World" (December 5, 1958). Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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It was okby Anonymous

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January 16, 2008: I think this movie was ok. the book tells alot more then the movie does. I think you can get past it the fist time then its like latter this is boring lets do something else then this. thanks

This review was written about the VHS edition.

In the past...we see the presentby Anonymous

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June 13, 2005: My mother used to teach The Revolutionary War era to her Eighth Grade students in Clark County, Springfield, OH. As a child born in 1961, I was exposed to this movie, then shown on 16mm film. It was a big deal to watch the Sons of Liberty-as there was only one copy in the entire State at the time. My mother had to reserve it from the Educational Lending Library annually. The experience of watching Johnny fight for a cause of freedom in 1776 is as ever present today as it was then. Seeing this video be re-released will allow another generation to experience what our Founding Fathers fought for: Life-Liberty-and the pursuit of Happiness for ALL PEOPLE regardless of race, gender, and orientation. This is an excellent video to open the horizons to freedom from the young to the nearly young.


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