Story Line
For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential source of information – and misinformation – for generations of American moviegoers. Television news and public affairs programs became a great improvement over the scanty information offered by the newsreels. This documentary offers insight into a medium which has disappeared.
“a tribute to the American Newsreel”
Top Cast

Lowell Thomas
Self - Narrator (voice)

Ed Herlihy
Self

Harry von Zell
Self
Jack Shaindlin
Self
Norman Alley
Self
Max Markman
Self
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
1976-11-01
Runtime
54m
Genres
Documentary





