Movies: Hearst Metrotone News
- 1962
The Wall (1962)
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Like the best USIA films, The Wall distills political events into an emotionally clear and compelling ideological "story". In 1962 Walter de Hoog gathered footage from U.S. and German newsreel sources and crafted this taut short film about the first ...
- 1930
More Bad News for the Thirsty (1930)
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Made during Prohibition and consists of a group of Federal agents destroying a cache of liquor....
- 1952
World Assembly of Youth (1952)
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World Assembly of Youth is a documentary film released on July 1, 1952, by the Young Adult Council, a member of the World Assembly of Youth. The film was produced by News of the Day, formerly known as Hearst Metrotone News. The film has supposed link...
- 1939
Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert (1939)
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Short film which documents Marian Anderson's singing performance at the Lincoln Memorial....
- 1930
Listen To Some Words of Wisdom (1930)
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Short newsreel on why personal thrift feeds the Depression....
- 1931
Some Opinions on Hoover Board's Dry Law Report (1931)
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People give their opinion to the report on the unpopular Dry Law....
- 1931
Offers Herself as Bride for $10,000 (1931)
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In an on-camera interview, Ohio working girl Mary Clowes explains that she is offering her hand in marriage to whoever can provide $10,000 to support her parents, who have since lost their farm and who, following the deaths of her two brothers, rely ...
- 1934
A Call for Help from Sing Sing! (1934)
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This plea to reduce the growing numbers of imprisoned youths, with its warning from the celebrated warden of Sing Sing prison, is drawn from the October 1, 1934, issue of Hearst Metrotone News. The segment’s dynamic visuals, on-camera personal appeal...
- 1936
The "Promised Land" Barred to "Hoboes" (1936)
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Newsreel story about the California “Bum Blockade”, a scheme which fell apart after 2 months....
- 1931
Hoover Board's Dry Law Stirs Nation (1931)
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G.W. Wickersham, head of Commission, sums up it's findings for Metrotone....
- 1934
The News Parade of 1934! (1934)
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Significant events from 1934, in the United States and abroad, are covered in newsreel format....
- 1932
Dry Agents Still on the Job (1932)
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A Hearst Metrotone News reel....
- 1936
Anna May Wong visits Shanghai, China (1936)
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Anna May Wong's vlog in Shanghai, May 1936. Footage shot (but ultimately unused) for the Hearst Metrotone newsreel series: the American star arrives aboard a Dollar Line ship on the Huangpu River, checks in at the iconic Park Hotel, tours the Star Mo...
- 1961
Trailblazer in Space (1961)
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The story of Ham, a little chimpanzee who traveled through space for 18 minutes....
- 1964
Great Fair, Great Fun (1964)
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A promotional clip to New York World's Fair circa 1964-1965....
- 1933
Repeal Brings Wet Flood! (1933)
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Newsreel on the end of Prohibition....
- 1961
Fifteen Days in Space (1961)
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- 1933
First Repeal Gin Shipped (1933)
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A Hearst Metrotone prohibition newsreel....
- 1921
Redskins Pay Tribute to Big Chief Harding (1921)
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President Harding and his wife paying tribute to a group of Indians (Fragment of a longer piece)...