Film
Yesterday's Witness
1976 · 54m · Documentary
a tribute to the American Newsreel
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Overview
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.
Cast
Lowell Thomas
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ed Herlihy
Self
Harry von Zell
Self
Jack Shaindlin
Self
Norman Alley
Self
Max Markman
Self
Joe Gibson
Self
Crew
- Christian BlackwoodProducer · Director
- Raymond FieldingWriter
- Jack ShaindlinOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- November 1, 1976
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Documentary
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