Yesterday's Witness (1976)
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.
Director: Christian Blackwood
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Lowell Thomas as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Ed Herlihy as Self |
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Harry von Zell as Self |
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Jack Shaindlin as Self |
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Norman Alley as Self |
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Max Markman as Self |
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Joe Gibson as Self |
| Sound | Jack Shaindlin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Raymond Fielding | Writer |
| Production | Christian Blackwood | Producer |
| Directing | Christian Blackwood | Director |