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Yesterday's Witness

Yesterday's Witness

# a tribute to the American Newsreel
Documentary
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1976-11-01
⌚ Running Time: 54 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Lowell Thomas original image
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lowell Thomas
Ed Herlihy original image
Self
Ed Herlihy
Harry von Zell original image
Self
Harry von Zell
Jack Shaindlin original image
Self
Jack Shaindlin
Norman Alley original image
Self
Norman Alley
Max Markman original image
Self
Max Markman
Joe Gibson original image
Self
Joe Gibson

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