Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel (1976)
a tribute to the American Newsreel
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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
- November 1, 1976
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lowell Thomas as Self
- Lowell Thomas as Narrator
- Ed Herlihy as Narrator
- Harry von Zell as Narrator
- Jack Shaindlin as Self
- Norman Alley as Self
- Joe Gibson as Self
- Bertram Kalisch as Self
- Max Markman as Self
Crew
- Christian Blackwood · Director
- Raymond Fielding · Writer
- Christian Blackwood · Producer