Before the TV was commonplace, people saw the news at their local
movie theaters. Newsreels were shown before feature films and at
dedicated newsreel movie theaters in larger cities.These vintage
Universal Newsreel collections are a way to glimpse special events
of the past.
A note on quality: Newsreels were not preserved with the same care
as much other old film footage. Although most of the footage is
of very good quality, this collection may have portions that are
silent or have degraded audio or video.
This collection includes the years of 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952 and
1953 and has a run time of 43 minutes on 1 DVD.
Some of the news items covered in this collection include: The
Chance Vought XF7U, odd-looking jet fighter plane, goes aloft for
spectacular test flights; Cuba's new President, Carlos Prio, arrives
by plane for a five-day visit; Holland: "The 'Hangmen of Amersfoort,'
Nazi criminals who put scores to death in infamous concentration
camp, go on trial before a Dutch tribunal; Evidence found on the
Maryland farm of Whittaker Chambers, forging a new link in the chain
of spy data, is examined by Congressman Nixon and Chief Investigator
Stribling of the House Un-American Activities Caommittee; radar
plane has flying saucer-like antenna on top - Navy Super Constellation
with largest airborne radome (30 ft diameter) - the "flying
flapjack"; Korea Invaded; Spy Gubitchev deported; Nationalist
China seated in UN; An intensive "wetback" round-up is
the latest episode in the Immigration Department's incessant battle
against migrant laborers who illegally ford the Rio Grande; Space
Pioneers Mice And Monkeys Soar 38 Miles In Rocket; Groton CT ceremony
with Truman dedicating USS Nautilus sub, to be completed in 1-2
years ; Guided missile bomb released from B-29; Fidel Castro "emerged
triumphant after two years guerilla warfare", dictator Batista
fled and much more
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
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