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Old Hickory (1939) Online
1939 Hugh Sothern Nana Bryant Victor Kilian Lewis Seiler
Original Title :
Old Hickory
Genre :
Movie / Short / Biography / Drama
Year :
1939
Directror :
Lewis Seiler
Cast :
Hugh Sothern,Nana Bryant,Victor Kilian
Writer :
Don Ryan,Owen Crump
Type :
Movie
Time :
17min
Rating :
4.8/10

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Old Hickory (1939) Online

Four key incidents in the public life of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States. We watch him win the Battle of New Orleans in 1812 after an alliance with pirate Jean Lafitte. Later, political enemies slander his wife to coax Jackson into a duel with a crack shot: from her sickbed, she demands he promise not to fight. At his inauguration in 1829, plain folk are invited to celebrate. The film ends with a close look at a crisis early in his presidency: the threat by South Carolina (and his own Vice President, John Calhoun), to secede in a dispute over tariffs. This southern President confounds his allies, choosing the union over parochial economics.
Complete credited cast:
Hugh Sothern Hugh Sothern - Andrew Jackson
Nana Bryant Nana Bryant - Rachel Jackson
Victor Kilian Victor Kilian - Tim
Frank Wilcox Frank Wilcox - Capt. Abraham Lincoln
Irving Pichel Irving Pichel - Bruce Renoir
Natalie Moorhead Natalie Moorhead - Mrs. Renoir
Georges Renavent Georges Renavent - Jean Lafitte (as George Renevant)
John Hamilton John Hamilton - Governor Clairborne of Louisiana

Vitaphone production reels #9590-9591.


User reviews

Chilldweller

Chilldweller

What we have here is Demille's THE BUCCANEER showing just the highlights of the Battle of New Orleans and the celebratory party afterwards, with some fine color photography and no story. As a matter of fact, the same actor plays Andy Jackson in both flicks.

In 1939 this was a mildly interesting short subject of the American History as Hagiography type, but little else. Most of the story is told in pompous voice-over, with lines like "Only his deep loyalty to the American people" and "Andrew Jackson was the first president sprung from the common people and his door was always open to his friends."

I would suggest that you read a good book on the subject instead of wasting ten minutes on this effort.
Steep

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Old Hickory (1940)

*** (out of 4)

Warner short came a year after DeMille's THE BUCCANEER so one would have to wonder what the point was. In this 17-minute short, Andrew Jackson (Hugh Sothern) has just won the Battle of New Orleans and is about to have a party to celebrate. If that seems like a too brief summery then that's exactly what the film delivers as there's very little here in terms of plot. We don't get any battle scenes and we really don't get much of anything else except for the actors throwing around some silly dialogue and some voice-over work that moves the film along. The funny thing is that Sothern played the part of Jackson in the DeMille film so it appears Warner was just needing this in a hurry and didn't bother with too much casting time. Sothern is pretty good in the role as his stern figure and strong voice adds quite a bit. The supporting players really don't jump out at anyone. The one real benefit to the film, and the main reason to watch is, is because of the Technicolor. The rich colors really stand out and make sitting through the film a lot easier than it probably would have been without.