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Yesterday's Witness (1976)

★ 7.0/10 54 min Documentary United States English
Streaming: Not available
a tribute to the American Newsreel

Description

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.

Top Cast

Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas Self - Narrator (voice)
Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy Self
Harry von Zell
Harry von Zell Self
Jack Shaindlin Self
Norman Alley Self
Max Markman Self
Joe Gibson Self

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