Down Liberty Road
| Down Liberty Road | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster |
| Produced by | Jerry Fairbanks |
| Starring | Tommy Kirk |
| Music by | Charles Koff Clarence Wheeler |
Production companies | Greyhound Lines Jerry Fairbanks Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Down Liberty Road is a 1956 American short film directed by Harold D. Schuster. The film is also known as Freedom Highway in the United States. It has an early performance by Tommy Kirk.[1]
Plot
[edit]On a cross-country Greyhound bus, passengers give historically dubious summaries of major landmarks. Riders include a grieving father of a fallen soldier and C-list celebrities of the 1950s.
Cast
[edit]- Morris Ankrum, as Fred Schroeder, his son, a fallen soldier will be awarded The Medal of Honor
- Angie Dickinson, As Mary, becomes romantically joined with Charles Maxwell, the football player.
- Tommy Kirk, Boy Scout
- John Litel as a signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Charles Maxwell as Bill Roberts, #64 Philadelphia Eagles footballer, a bus companion to Tommy Kirk and Angie Dickinson
- Tex Ritter, Sings and plays guitar
- Marshall Thompson, as unnamed, a visiting spirit
- Mary Treen, As the Philadelphia Eagles front office secretary
- Charles Koff,
- Clarence Wheeler
References
[edit]- ^ Vagg, Stephen (9 September 2019). "The Cinema of Tommy Kirk". Diabolique Magazine.
External links
[edit]- Down Liberty Road at IMDb
- Down Liberty Road is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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