The read
It runs a compact 54m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack ShaindlinOriginal Music Composer
- Raymond FieldingWriter
- Christian BlackwoodDirector
Cast
- Lowell ThomasSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Ed HerlihySelf
- Harry von ZellSelf
- Jack ShaindlinSelf
- Norman AlleySelf
- Max MarkmanSelf
- Joe GibsonSelf
Themes
medianewscinema history