The Spirit of '76 (1917 film)

The Spirit of '76
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Directed byFrank Montgomery
Written byRobert Goldstein
George L. Hutchin
Produced byRobert Goldstein
StarringAdda Gleason
Howard Gaye
Chief Dark Cloud
CinematographyJ. C. Cook
Production
company
Continental Producing Company
Distributed byState Rights
Release date
  • 1917 (1917)
Running time
9-12 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

The Spirit of '76 is a 1917 American silent film about the American Revolutionary War directed by Frank Montgomery and starring Adda Gleason and Howard Gaye. Produced by German-American film producer Robert Goldstein, the film would prove to be controversial upon release for its depiction of the British, and Goldstein was subsequently sent to a federal prison for violating the Espionage Act. No prints of the movie have been known to survive, and it is categorized as a lost film.