Yesterday's Witness

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Yesterday's Witness

a tribute to the American Newsreel

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.

Release Date

1976-11-01

Year

1976

Duration

54m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

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Cast

Lowell Thomas

Lowell Thomas

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ed Herlihy

Ed Herlihy

Harry von Zell

Harry von Zell

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Jack Shaindlin

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Norman Alley

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Max Markman

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Joe Gibson