Yesterday's Witness

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a tribute to the American Newsreel

Release date : 1976-11-01

Production country :
United States of America

Production company :
Michael Blackwood Productions

Durasi : 54 Min.

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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.