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elleng

(140,521 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2025, 10:14 PM Jul 4

TCM 1776 @ 10:35!!!! [View all]

Last edited Sat Jul 5, 2025, 12:39 AM - Edit history (1)

The founding fathers struggle to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Dir: Peter H. Hunt | Cast: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard

'And that 3 or more (useless men) shall be called a CONGRESS!!!'

'Pins' 'SaltPeter' DONE MADAM!

Slaves. South Carolina. Molasses to Rum to Slaves

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TCM 1776 @ 10:35!!!! [View all] elleng Jul 4 OP

I remember this one. Thanks, I'll check it out. nt Ilsa Jul 4 #1

Hope you enjoy it. It's a favorite of mine. elleng Jul 4 #2

Watching it now. One of my all time favorite movies. Wiz Imp Jul 4 #3

YES, indeed, PERFECT!!! elleng Jul 4 #4

Thanks for the tip! TommyT139 Jul 4 #5

QUITE!!! elleng Jul 5 #6

The End! elleng Jul 5 #7

So glad I caught your post. Thanks, elleng. yorkster Jul 5 #8

One of the most powerful passages of dialogue - who could have imagined this would be so relevant in 2025 Wiz Imp Jul 5 #9

Great selection. Lots of the dialogue really yorkster Jul 5 #10

Yep. Nixon wanted that song removed because it portrayed/described the conservatives accurately. Wiz Imp Jul 5 #11

Thank you. I missed part of Ben Mankiewicz' yorkster Jul 5 #12

I saw a stage production of this several years ago Mad_Dem_X Jul 6 #13