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.
Unfortunately the movie Yesterday's Witness is not yet available on HBO Max.
Sound | Jack Shaindlin | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Raymond Fielding | Writer |
Production | Christian Blackwood | Producer |
Directing | Christian Blackwood | Director |