Yesterday's Witness (1976)
Yesterday's Witness (1976)
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.

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Cast

Lowell Thomas Lowell Thomas As: Self - Narrator (voice)
Ed Herlihy Ed Herlihy As: Self
Harry von Zell Harry von Zell As: Self
Jack Shaindlin Jack Shaindlin As: Self
Norman Alley Norman Alley As: Self
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: a tribute to the American Newsreel
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 01 November 1976

Country: US

Runtime: 54m

Company Credits

Company: Michael Blackwood Productions

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Jack Shaindlin

Jack Shaindlin

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