Yesterday's Witness (1976)

a tribute to the American Newsreel

Directed by Christian Blackwood54mDocumentary

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.

Year
1976
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 November 1976
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Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy
Self
Harry von Zell
Harry von Zell
Self
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Jack Shaindlin
Self
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Norman Alley
Self
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Max Markman
Self
J
Joe Gibson
Self

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