Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Yesterday's Witness
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Lowell Thomas as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lowell Thomas

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ed Herlihy as Self

Ed Herlihy

Self

Harry von Zell as Self

Harry von Zell

Self

Jack Shaindlin as Self

Jack Shaindlin

Self

Norman Alley as Self

Norman Alley

Self

Max Markman as Self

Max Markman

Self

Joe Gibson as Self

Joe Gibson

Self

Production Companies

Michael Blackwood Productions