Yesterday's Newsreels (1901-1936)

Runtime: 86 Minutes
Language: English
Color:  Black and White
Format:  DVD-R
Rating: NR

Price: $11.95

Yesterday's Newsreels (1901-1936)

A fascinating look back at Newsreels from 1901-1936. Includes snippets from all manner of news, fashion reports, celebrity news, cartoonists and sports, World War I, scientific discoveries and natural disasters.

• General John J. Pershing returning victorious from the Great War and being honored.
• See the US decommission naval cruisers following the post-WWI Washington Naval Treaty.
• A look at the disaster of the 1906 San Francisco Fire, the aftermath and reconstruction.
• The 1929 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the discovery of Herculaneum.
• Footage of the 1936 Pittsburgh flood.
• The construction and 1934 unveiling of Washington's face on Mount Rushmore!
• Amelia Earhart and other noteworthy flyers. Includes footage of mid-air refueling, stunt flying, and celebrated endurance flights.
• Admiral Byrd and 19 year old Boy Scott Siple setting off on the 1928 Antarctic expedition.
• Scientific discoveries of the day, including appearances of such note worthies as Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein.
• Fashion through the times, including dresses, lots of fur, and shrinking swimsuits.

Plus the celebrities: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Irene Rich, Gloria Swanson, Maurice Chevalier, Greta Garbo, Rita Hayworth, Milton Stills, Wallace Berry, Jack Pickford, Ben Turpin, George Cohan, Enrico Caruso and more!