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Tom Schuler: Cobbler Statesman

1953 • Directed by

Dick Lundy

Documentary, History

This animated Cold War film commissioned by the U.S. Information Service tells the story of a cobbler who gradually becomes interested in politics due to business challenges in the 1780s. He becomes a supporter of the new U.S. Constitution, then a delegate to his state ratifying convention. The film sketches the reasons for the Constitutional Convention, the debates in Philadelphia, and the structure of the federal government. It was created for foreign audiences.

Release Date

12/18/1953

Rating

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