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00:00See? Oh, my George, it's just little old me.
00:03Oh, pardon the horseplay, folks, but as you may have guessed, tonight's show is about that great American patriot, Paul Revere.
00:11I play the title role, which is only natural, because from head to foot, I fill the part of Paul Revere to a T.
00:18He has, we both wear a size 7 and 1 8 hat, a 36 coat, and a size... Oh, my shoes, now.
00:26Yeah, where are my shoes? Ha, ha, ha, here we are. Oh, my George, they're a little big.
00:34Oh, of course, the wardrobe man did this to remind me to mention the fact that there was an immortal poem written about Paul Revere.
00:43Yeah, that's why they're such longfellows, longfellows. Oh, that wardrobe man is too much. Henry Wanderer's never a fool.
00:56It is dawn of a vital day in history. In this angry capital of the British colony of Massachusetts, most people are asleep.
01:15Most people, but not all. Not the handful of brave men who belong to a secret underground group of patriots.
01:23They are wide awake and busy fanning the fires of protest. Later on that historic day, Fish Street has important visitors, military governor General Gage and his aide, Major Pitcairn.
01:41Major, this is the way I like to see the city. Peaceful and quiet. The people are in church.
01:50General Gage, it's not Sunday. Why are all the bells ringing? And where are all those peasants?
01:58I do believe you're correct. It's not Sunday.
02:04I wager those sons of Liberty are stewing up more trouble.
02:09Oh, I sincerely hope not. I've tried my best not to make them angry.
02:16Where could they all be? Look, notices on every tree.
02:21Ah, I was right. Listen to this. Friends, brethren, countrymen, that worst of plagues, the detested tea shipped for this port is now arrived.
02:39Oh, oh, oh my.
02:41Yes, the rest is worse. We will never pay any tax levied by Parliament. Nottingham King George allows the colony to elect members to represent us. Why, this is treason.
02:54Treason? Oh, oh, oh my gracious.
02:57Only the sons of Liberty would dare do this. We've got to find out who they are. And this might be our chance.
03:05This notice calls everybody to a public protest meeting. Well, we'll go too and see who the leaders are.
03:13You're sure they'd allow us in?
03:16They've got to.
03:18Well, they do?
03:19General Gage, you are the military governor.
03:23Oh, oh, so I am. Good thinking, Major.
03:30I fear we've arrived too late. They've almost all left.
03:37Yes, I'm afraid so. Ah, but look there, at the head of the steps. The one on the left, that's Paul Revere.
03:46And the silver-haired fop is John Hancock. And the sloppy one is Samuel Adams. They must be the leaders.
03:55Oh, gracious. Do you really think so?
03:58Yes, and one of these days I'll prove it and hang the traitors.
04:03But, but, but, but...
04:05That, that might make the people mad.
04:10Gentlemen, here, gentlemen. Brother Adams, he still has the floor.
04:15Thank you, Brother Revere.
04:18British law says those three British vessels filled with British tea,
04:24were not allowed to leave the ship.
04:27But, but, but, but, but...
04:30But, but, but, but...
04:33But, but, but, but...
04:36The three British vessels filled with British tea must be unloaded by midnight of tomorrow night.
04:43Or British soldiers will do the unloading and use British bayonets to collect the British tax.
04:51But, but, but, but...
04:53But, but, but...
04:54But, but, but...
04:55That's what British law says.
04:58I say we'll never pay one farthing!
05:03But, but, but...
05:04But, but...
05:05And I say it's time now to stop talking, it's time now to act, to act like free men, to go to Griffin's Wharf and sink those ships!
05:18Hurray!
05:22I agree with Brother Adams that it's time now to stop talking!
05:29May I speak though, before we vote?
05:32Yes!
05:34There is no need to sink the ships.
05:38Instead, let's just sink the tea!
05:43Hurray!
05:49Well, I'd better not work anymore. Not only spoil it, my mind isn't on it. All I can think about is being an Indian.
05:58Whoa, whoa, whoa!
06:01Hurry, Rachel, dear girl, it's almost midnight!
06:04There now, I'm all finished.
06:08Welcome, fellow Indians! Oh, where are your blankets?
06:12In my carriage.
06:13And here, gentlemen, are your feathers.
06:15Oh, thank you, dear lady.
06:17Mrs. Revere, history will remember what you have done this night to aid the cause of liberty.
06:23Yeah, but Brother Adams, it's almost midnight.
06:28After you use these ashes, we'd better go have our little tea party.
06:33Whoa, whoa, whoa!
06:36Midnight, and all is well!
06:46Whoa, whoa, whoa!
06:53Indians! Hey, look, jammie-ups!
06:56I hope they don't come aboard!
06:59They'd better not try!
07:02I'm scared!
07:04Whoa, whoa, whoa!
07:07Whoa, whoa, whoa!
07:12Whoa, whoa, whoa!
07:30Whoa, whoa, whoa!
07:33Hey, hey, where do I get them?
07:36Oh, from animals, and I clean them and bind them with silver wire.
07:40They'll fit fine, now you'll see.
07:42Hey, church bells! Oh, what's happening?
08:01Oh, they do march well!
08:04They shoot well, too.
08:06Oh, and what do they shoot?
08:10Traitors!
08:11Oh, well, that's good. People here are loyal citizens.
08:15Loyal citizens do not dump the king's tea into the ocean.
08:19You're right, Major Pitcairn. Those Indians weren't being very loyal.
08:24They were not Indians, and I know it!
08:27Oh, you, they were? Oh, well, my, oh, my, oh, my!
08:32Nobody fools you very long. I'm sure you know who did it.
08:36Of course I do. The Sons of Liberty.
08:39Oh, now, now.
08:41Well, with the new laws, I'll take good care of those traitors.
08:45New laws?
08:46Yes, new laws that King George sent those 5,000 soldiers to enforce.
08:51Starting today, there will be no more trial by jury.
08:55There will be no more public meetings.
08:58And from now on, the port of Boston is closed.
09:06Paul, I just learned of this infamous tyranny.
09:11Will you mount your steed and rush like a zephyr to New York and Philadelphia?
09:15I've written to our brothers there.
09:17I've asked them to open their hearts, their arms, and their purses
09:21to help us resist this malignant evil.
09:24If Major Pitcairn caught you with these, he'd hang you.
09:28First, he'd have to catch me.
09:30Well, I'll go. You've got a wife and family.
09:32And I want them to be free!
09:35Farewell! Godspeed!
09:48Brother Hancock, I saw Mrs. Revere.
09:51She's had no word.
09:53Is she sure this is the night port that he'd return?
09:57Positive.
09:58Oh, there he is!
10:00Brethren! Brethren, he's here!
10:03Hurray!
10:07Brethren, I bring news that the other colonies will help!
10:12Hurray!
10:15But we must do the big job ourselves.
10:18We must break the British blockade that is choking the city of Boston.
10:22This colony will need every man in every village,
10:25men with muskets and powder and cannon hidden away,
10:29but ready to be used on one minute's notice!
10:33If we must ride in by heaven, we will fight!
10:39Hurray!
10:44All during that summer and fall,
10:46Massachusetts appeared picturesque and placid.
10:49But throughout this colony were small groups
10:52of poorly equipped but determined ministers.
10:59Small groups preparing to harvest an incomparable crop
11:03called freedom.
11:05Led not by professional soldiers but by a trusted neighbor,
11:09like farmer John Parker of Lexington.
11:13The hour? 4 p.m.
11:16The date? Sunday, April 16, 1775.
11:21Paul Revere is in a hurry.
11:24So is history.
11:26The world, as Paul Revere, John Hancock and Samuel Adams know the world,
11:30will survive only another 59 hours.
11:35Hello, Revere?
11:37Yes, Bernie Parker.
11:3930-minute men in one Concorde.
11:41The British are getting ready to march.
11:43I'm not sure yet exactly when they'll come or how.
11:48See? That's Boston.
11:50They might march across Boston Neck to Roxbury.
11:53They've conquered first.
11:55Or they might go across the Charles River to Cambridge
11:58and get there in Lexington.
12:01I see. I'll get the word to Concorde.
12:04Good. And I'll get started for Charlestown.
12:08The place? Charlestown, across the river from Boston.
12:11The hour? 11 p.m.
12:14Time remaining? 52 hours.
12:17And I'll try to get over from the city
12:19as soon as I learn exactly when and how they're coming.
12:23Suppose you can't get through.
12:25The North Church. You see it?
12:28Of course. We can see the steeple even through the fog.
12:31Good, good. And watch that steeple every night.
12:33If they're leaving Boston by land, I'll hang one lantern.
12:37And I'll hang two if they're coming across the river.
12:41One if by land, two if by water.
12:45Yes. Correct.
12:48The place? British Army Headquarters, Boston.
12:51The hour? 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 18th.
12:54Secret orders arrive from London.
12:56They force the indecisive General Gage into action.
12:59Time remaining? 19 hours.
13:04Go!
13:06Prepare all horses of the 24th and 59th regiments.
13:10We move tonight.
13:13Don't you ever win a fight?
13:18Well, keep your mouth open then. We'll see how they fit.
13:26Don't you ever win a fight?
13:28We'll see how they fit.
13:50The British move out tonight.
13:52How?
13:54I still don't know, but I'll need the boat if they're...
13:57If they're going by water.
13:59Then pray they're not.
14:00After curfew, they watch the river so closely the fish can't get across.
14:04But I must.
14:05General Gage got secret orders to arrest Hancock and Adams for treason.
14:10I'll hang them.
14:11If you need the boat, it'll be ready.
14:16The place? Boston Common.
14:19The hour? 10.20 p.m.
14:21Time remaining? 400 minutes.
14:25The place? Salem Street, outside North Church.
14:28More of Major Pitcairn's 1,500 men await the order to march to the waterfront.
14:33The hour? 10.35.
14:37Halt! Who goes there?
14:39Just me, Paul Revere.
14:41Curfew in this area is 10 o'clock. I'll have to arrest you.
14:45I know, but officer...
14:47Yes?
14:48Mr. Newman, the section in the church, he sent word to me.
14:53He wants to order some silver christening cups.
14:58All right, go ahead.
15:09No thanks.
15:10If there's no signal by now, they're not marching tonight.
15:14Probably not.
15:15Let's wait a few more minutes anyway.
15:19Hey, there it is. One light.
15:23Then Revere won't be needing my hours.
15:26Hey, wait a minute.
15:28Two lights. They're coming by water.
15:36I wish the Somerset didn't have so many cannons.
15:39It doesn't make much difference.
15:41The one is all they'd need for a rowboat.
15:44If they see us.
15:49Thank you. Thank you, Brother Bentley.
15:52British officers are patrolling the roads.
15:55Be very careful.
15:57I will.
16:02This is the man.
16:04This is the moment.
16:07And this is the way the famous ride begins.
16:11The hour, 12.20 a.m.
16:13Time remaining, less than five hours.
16:19Halt!
16:30Ring the bells! The British are coming!
16:36Almost a century later, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow will write his immortal poem.
16:41The British are coming!
16:43So through the night rode Paul Revere.
16:46And so through the night went his cry of alarm to every middle-sex village and farm.
16:51A cry of defiance and not of fear.
16:54A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door.
16:57And a word that shall echo forevermore.
16:59Born on the night wind of the past.
17:02Through all our history to the last.
17:05In the hour of darkness and peril and need.
17:08The people will waken and listen to hear the hurrying hoofbeats of that steed.
17:13And the midnight message of Paul Revere.
17:18Harker! Get your minutemen! The British are coming!
17:22The British are coming!
17:33And if they're marching this way, then my place is here.
17:36But Adams has been sick.
17:38Sam, you take my carriage.
17:39I'm not running.
17:41You both must go.
17:43We need your voices to speak for us.
17:45To convince the other colonies that we must hang together.
17:48Or we'll all hang separately.
17:51All right, Paul.
17:52John, let's admit it.
17:53He makes more sense than we do in this argument.
17:56Order the carriage.
17:57But be quick, or you may not have a chance of escaping.
18:00Now while you two are getting dressed, I'll go scout a safe route.
18:063.35 a.m.
18:08Le temps restant est de 85 minutes.
18:11Ils seront bientôt là.
18:13Nous aussi.
18:14Tous les 70 d'entre nous.
18:16Et pas mal d'armes.
18:18Donc on ne tirera pas d'abord.
18:20Mais si ils veulent se battre, laissons-le commencer ici.
18:30En scoutant la route vers Burlington, le monde de 1775 va exploser.
18:39Régiment...
18:41Halt !
18:44Lâchez vos armes !
18:48Voici.
18:49Donnez ce map à votre chauffeur.
18:51Il vous ramènera sur la route vers Burlington.
18:54Si vous vous dépêchez.
18:55Allons-y.
18:58Pour Paul Revere, c'est un moment de paix.
19:01De relâche.
19:02Et de joie.
19:03De temps restant.
19:05C'était le début.
19:07Le tir qui tourne autour du monde.
19:09Le premier tir de la révolution américaine.
19:13Depuis ce jour,
19:15cette terre a toujours été blessée en temps de crise,
19:18avec des dirigeants de vision et de courage.
19:21Des hommes qui portent sur la riche tradition de Paul Revere.
19:28À suivre...
19:29Comment vous mettez cinq dinosaures sous un toit ?
19:31Découvrez ensuite dans Preysteria 2,
19:33ici à Disney.