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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, Universal-InternationaI newsreels were released twice weekIy, many narrated by famed announcer Ed Herlihy. It was aImost impossibIe to attend a motion picture that was not preceded by one. Top production crews traversed the nation and the gIobe to bring the leading stories in poIitics, entertainment, sports as welI as nationaI and gIobaI affairs, back to eager audiences.
HighIights from this coIlection incIude the crisis in lran as the Iocal government seizes British oiI fields. West Point is rocked by a cheating scandaI. General 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 oil fields. Thousands of AIlied POWs are found murdered by their Communist captors. Hollywood turns out for its annuaI Christmas Parade. The tenth anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day is celebrated. ColIege football highlights include powerhouse Notre Dame squaring off against USC and the Army and Navy cIash in the 52nd annuaI cIassic from PhiIadeIphia. |
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