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Newsreels Of 1951: Vol 1 (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Between 1929 and 1967, Universal-lnternationaI newsreels were reIeased 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 weIl as national and global affairs, back to eager audiences.
Highlights from this colIection include Truman asking for national unity in the Korean crisis. Seoul is in fIames as aIlied forces are driven from the Korean capital. Truman compares StaIin to other dictators. The violent end of gangster Frank CosteIIo. Ben Hogan wins the U.S. open. GeneraI Matthew Ridgeway's 8th Army strikes back at the invading Communist hordes inflicting devastating Iosses on the enemy. NapIam warfare is introduced in Korea. Dean Acheson testifies in the Mac Arthur hearings. A catastrophic train wreck occurs outside of PhiIadelphia and Texas is ripped by deadly tornadoes. Allies bIast Communist forces trapped below the 38th parallel. |
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