Yesterday's Witness

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.

Cast

Lowell Thomas

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ed Herlihy

Self

Harry von Zell

Self

Jack Shaindlin

Self

Norman Alley

Self

Max Markman

Self

Joe Gibson

Self

Crew

Jack Shaindlin

Original Music Composer

Raymond Fielding

Writer

Christian Blackwood

Producer

Christian Blackwood

Director

Clips & Videos

Yesterday's Witness Trailer