Toward Independence
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| Toward Independence | |
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| Directed by | George L. George[1] |
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| Distributed by | U.S Army |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Toward Independence is a 1948 American short documentary film about the rehabilitation of veterans with spinal cord injuries.[3] Army Surgeon General Raymond W. Bliss received the award.[4] In 1949, it won an Oscar for Documentary Short Subject at 21st Academy Awards.[5] The Academy Film Archive preserved Toward Independence in 2005.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "George L. George, 85, Organizer of Directors". The New York Times. January 5, 1993. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Anzuoni, Robert (2010). "Signal Corps Produces Academy Award Winners". Army Communicator. Vol. 35, no. 2. p. 75. ISSN 0362-5745.
- ^ "Toward Independence". Film News. Vol. 9, no. 8–9. May 1949. p. 6. ISSN 8750-068X.
- ^ Med_Corps 1968, p. 284.
- ^ "The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
Sources[edit]
- Med_Corps, United States Army (1968). Army Medical Specialist Corps. Army Medical Specialist.
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