Yesterday's Witness
“a tribute to the American Newsreel”
1976•54m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Christian Blackwood
Writer
Raymond Fielding
Languages
English
Studio
Michael Blackwood Productions
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
Production
Company
Michael Blackwood Productions
Producer
Christian Blackwood
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