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1776 • 1972
Franklin/" class="character-link">Dr. Benjamin Franklin:

Don't worry, John, the history books will clean it up. John Adams:
Hmm... Well, I'll never appear in the history books anyway. Only you. Franklin did this, and Franklin did that, and Franklin did some other damn thing. Franklin smote the ground and out sprang George Washington - fully grown and on his horse. Franklin then electrified him with his miraculous lightning rod and the three of them, Franklin, Washington and the horse, conducted the entire revolution all by themselves. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
[pondering]
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Full Transcript

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Don't worry John The history books will clean it up
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Well it doesn't matter
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I'll not appear in the history books anyway Only you
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Franklin did this and Franklin did that and Franklin did some other damned thing
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Franklin smote the ground and out sprang
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George Washington
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fully grown and on his horse
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Franklin then electrified him with his miraculous lightning rod
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then the three of them Franklin Washington and the horse
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conducted the entire revolution all by themselves
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Duration
38 seconds
Views
793
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:46
Uploaded
Dec 05, 2022
Genres
drama, family, history
Production
Columbia Pictures,Jack L. Warner Productions

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Movie Summary

A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.

Actors

Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Howard Da Silva
William Daniels
John Adams
William Daniels
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My husband is not yet up
Tell us about yourself We've heard precious little - 1776 00:18
Tell us about yourself We've heard precious little
He never speaks his passions - 1776 01:02
He never speaks his passions
You have us playing the violin - 1776 00:17
You have us playing the violin
We still do a few things in Boston - 1776 00:07
We still do a few things in Boston
I am taking my wife back to bed - 1776 00:19
I am taking my wife back to bed
Of all the committees of this congress - 1776 00:04
Of all the committees of this congress
What Plato called A charming form of government - 1776 00:15
What Plato called A charming form of government
I want you to see some cards I'd gone and had printed up - 1776 00:27
I want you to see some cards I'd gone and had printed...
What are you doing down here - 1776 00:20
What are you doing down here
The Congress is waiting on you - 1776 02:12
The Congress is waiting on you
How did you leave Caesar - 1776 00:48
How did you leave Caesar
When you were a judge - 1776 00:23
When you were a judge
You come into this world screamin' no - 1776 00:10
You come into this world screamin' no
A group of drunk and disorderly recruits against the entire British army - 1776 01:49
A group of drunk and disorderly recruits against the entire...
Where every able bodied whore in the co - 1776 01:09
Where every able bodied whore in the co
You're going to New Brunswick - 1776 00:09
You're going to New Brunswick
We do rationally - 1776 04:11
We do rationally
Considerate men - 1776 01:08
Considerate men
You're a man of property - 1776 00:49
You're a man of property