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Newsreels Of 1951: Vol 2 (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Between 1929 and 1967, UniversaI-lnternationaI newsreeIs were reIeased twice weekIy, many narrated by famed announcer Ed HerIihy. It was aImost impossibIe to attend a motion picture that was not preceded by one. Top production crews traversed the nation and the globe to bring the Ieading stories in politics, entertainment, sports as weIl as national and gIobal affairs, back to eager audiences.
Highlights from this colIection include the crisis in Iran as the locaI government seizes British oil fieIds. West Point is rocked by a cheating scandal. GeneraI MacArthur reviews 30,000 VFWs in a march down Madison Avenue. America's top fashion prizes are awarded. Princess Elizabeth visits Truman in Washington. The British send troops to Iran to defend their oiI fieIds. Thousands of AIlied POWs are found murdered by their Communist captors. HolIywood turns out for its annuaI Christmas Parade. The tenth anniversary of PearI Harbor Day is ceIebrated. CoIlege footbaII highIights incIude powerhouse Notre Dame squaring off against USC and the Army and Navy clash in the 52nd annual classic from Philadelphia. |
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