My Country 'Tis of Thee

  • Documentary
12/1/1950
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My Country 'Tis of Thee is a 1950 short documentary supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. It is a panoramic view of American history from the coming of the pilgrims all the way through to 1950. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

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  • Geronimo1967

    Quite why anyone thought it was necessary, or a good idea, to try to condense a few hundred years of American colonisation into twenty minutes is anyones guess, but by cannibalising a few other movies and including a rousing score this has a go. We start with some disillusioned British pilgrims arriving before deciding they wanted to burn their tea and establish their own congrefs. Despite the protestations of the indigenous population, these interlopers spread themselves and their religion in all directions and that works for a while til the confederacy decides it doesnt care much for Abes equality policies and a schism develops. Lots of bloodshed later we find ourselves finding an assassinated Austrian archdukes death leads to even more a...

    January 10, 2026

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