Old Glory (1910)
Benjamin Franklin is seen in deep study trying to evolve a suitable design for the banner, when he dreams he sees Freedom pluck the stars and stripes from the skies and lay them at his feet. With this inspiration he gives the design to Betsy Ross, who makes the flag and presents it to Washington and his staff. It is accepted and adopted as the standard of the struggle for independence. Again we see "Old Glory" floating triumphantly after the surrender of Cornwallis to Washington at Yorktown, waving its graceful folds in acknowledgment of the greetings and cheers of the people. In the War of 1812 nothing could be more inspiring than the capture of the British frigate "Macedonia" by Commander Decatur. The scene presents a picture most realistic, the boom of the cannon and protruding bodies of the seamen from the port holes, the lapping of the ship's hull by the restless waves as Decatur and his men scale the sides of the vessel and take possession of the prize. The Mexican War brings the American flag prominently before us as the American army storms the heights of Chapultapec, hauls down the Mexican flag and raises "Old Glory" above the conquered turrets of the stronghold of Santa Anna, who was President of Mexico. Upon the addition of each state to the union we see the stars twinkle in the new constellation of the flag. Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation strikes deep into the spirit of "Old Glory," the emblem of Freedom. This is a marvelously realistic and impressive scene which presents the martyred President signing the Emancipation Proclamation surrounded by Seward, Stanton, Johnson, and all the members of the cabinet, with a vision of slavery, suggestive of the spirit of the motive which leads us up to the surrender of General Lee to Genera Grant at Appomattox, "The Union Forever" and the reunion of the Blue and the Gray under the protecting folds of "Old Glory" and the brotherhood of man. Once more we are reminded of "Old Glory's" progress and power at the storming of San Juan Hill, with Teddy Roosevelt in command, the surrender of the Spanish outpost and the hoisting of the Grand Old Flag on the summit of the hill, a beacon of hope and cheer. At this point we are brought to the grand climax: the Star Spangled Banner waving in all his majesty and glory o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave, calling forth responsive thrills of inborn patriotism that can only find relief in an outburst of irresistible and uncontrollable applause.
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