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  1. Nazis Face War Crime Evidence, 1945/12/06
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  2. Eve of Battle, 1944/06/06
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  3. Rally For Castro. One Million Roar 'Si' To Cuban Executions, 1959/01/22
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  4. First Pictures Atomic Blast!, 1946/07/08
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  5. RAF Sinks Tirpitz, 1944/11/22
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  6. Jap Films of Hiroshima, 1946/08/05
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  7. Showdown in Vietnam, 1965/02/08
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  8. Radio Station's 'Attack By Mars' Panics Thousands, 1938/10/31
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  9. Gen. Adolph Takes Over, 1942/01/07
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  10. 'Dead' A-Bomb Hits U.S. Town, 1958/03/13
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  1. Rally For Castro. One Million Roar 'Si' To Cuban Executions, 1959/01/22
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  2. Nazis Face War Crime Evidence, 1945/12/06
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  3. Eve of Battle, 1944/06/06
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  4. Gen. Adolph Takes Over, 1942/01/07
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  5. First Pictures Atomic Blast!, 1946/07/08
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  6. Hughes Plane Crash, 1946/07/11
    18,821 downloads
  7. Jap Films of Hiroshima, 1946/08/05
    17,768 downloads
  8. Dedication. Warren, Hoover, Hail New Truman Library, 1957/07/08
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  9. Peace March. Thousands Oppose Vietnam War, 1967/04/18
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  10. Manila Free of Japanese Domination, 1945/03/22
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  1. Florida, 1960/05/23
  2. U-2 At U.N. Reds Now Charge U.S. Menaces Peace, 1960/05/23
  3. Missile Milestone. First Polaris Firing By Submerged U-Boat, 1960/07/21

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Landings On Okinawa, 1945/04/09
(1) "Conferences at Guam ended, Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Nimitz sends an armada of 1,400 vessels to Okinawa in the Ryukus. En route, the men of the new U.S. 10th Army stage their own deck entertainment, and secure their issue of invasion money. Land sighted, the big guns of the fleet bark...

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601 itemsWelcome to Universal Newsreels

In the pre-TV era, people saw the news every week in their neighborhood movie theaters. Newsreels were shown before every feature film and in dedicated newsreel theaters located in large cities. Universal Newsreel, produced from 1929 to 1967, was released twice a week. Each issue contained six or seven short stories, usually one to two minutes in length, covering world events, politics, sports, fashion, and whatever else might entertain the movie audience. These newsreels offer a fascinating and unique view of an era when motion pictures defined our culture and were a primary source of visual news reporting.

Universal City Studios gifted Universal Newsreel to the American people, put the newsreels into the public domain, and gave film materials to the National Archives in 1976. Surviving materials from the entire collection are available at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland.



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Damage Foreshadows A-Bomb Test , 1946/06/06
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Mrs. FDR Tells One, 1943/09/30
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1949 In Review, 1949/12/26
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Red Spy Films. Chambers Farm Yields Top Secret Documents, 1948/12/06
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Theatre related Newsreels? eschetic 0 April 19, 2009 07:38:06am
Descriptions copyrighted? MrKatz 0 September 04, 2007 01:46:53am
OBVIOUSLY......... MrMovie 2 July 25, 2005 11:50:42am
  Re: OBVIOUSLY......... A/V Geek Skip 0 July 31, 2005 02:24:16pm
  Re: OBVIOUSLY......... AirCavRick 1 August 08, 2005 03:25:00am
    Re: OBVIOUSLY......... MrMovie 0 August 13, 2005 10:04:03am
Another great collection! timdrage 0 June 18, 2005 07:51:19pm
Quick Question MrMovie 1 May 29, 2005 05:07:19am
  Re: Quick Question brewster 0 May 29, 2005 12:55:17pm
A Thought.... Re: Other Newsreels MrMovie 1 May 28, 2005 09:31:36am
  Re: A Thought.... Re: Other Newsreels A/V Geek Skip 1 May 28, 2005 10:58:05am
    Re: One Reel Wonders (Titles) MrMovie 1 May 28, 2005 12:02:40pm
      Re: One Reel Wonders (Titles) A/V Geek Skip 3 May 28, 2005 12:14:22pm
        Re: One Reel Wonders (Titles) + Other Info MrMovie 0 May 28, 2005 09:47:12pm
        Re: One Reel Wonders (Titles) susan4yah 0 September 25, 2008 11:10:40am
        Re: One Reel Wonders (Titles) susan4yah 0 September 25, 2008 11:11:49am
why .. ?? k-otic.com 1 May 26, 2005 02:17:59am
  Re: why .. ?? A/V Geek Skip 0 May 26, 2005 04:01:13am
other newsreel collections A/V Geek Skip 1 May 25, 2005 07:50:26am
  Re: other newsreel collections akb 0 May 25, 2005 11:00:10pm
Universal Newsreels...How Many Files? HistoryTeacher 3 May 20, 2005 09:16:20pm
  Re :How Many Files? & A Question About 'No Sound' ? & Other?s MrMovie 2 May 21, 2005 10:22:16am
    Re: Re :How Many Files? & A Question About 'No Sound' ? & Other?s A/V Geek Skip 1 May 21, 2005 01:46:25pm
      Re: Re :How Many Files? Thanks Skip! MrMovie 0 May 22, 2005 12:39:58am
    Re: Re :How Many Files? & A Question About 'No Sound' ? & Other?s Rick Prelinger 0 May 23, 2005 11:33:35am
  Re: Universal Newsreels...How Many Files? akb 0 May 21, 2005 11:42:25am
  Re: Universal Newsreels...How Many Files? A/V Geek Skip 1 May 21, 2005 01:43:04pm
    Skip..... How's The 'Chugging Away' Going ? MrMovie 1 May 23, 2005 08:40:42am
      Re: Skip..... How's The 'Chugging Away' Going ? Rick Prelinger 1 May 23, 2005 11:32:05am
        Thanks Rick ! MrMovie 1 May 24, 2005 05:19:42am
          Re: Thanks Rick ! akb 1 May 24, 2005 05:55:17am
            Re: Paramount Newsreels @ $50 per second! MrMovie 2 May 24, 2005 08:28:18am
              Re: Paramount Newsreels @ $50 per second! akb 0 May 24, 2005 11:23:33pm
              MGM shorts renewals Fact_Checker 0 August 06, 2009 03:08:17pm
Re: Capital Films/Castle Films/Universal 8 & 16 MrMovie 0 April 28, 2005 11:49:09pm
Capital Films and Universal FieldArchivist 1 April 28, 2005 05:28:14am
  Re: Capital Films and Universal Rick Prelinger 1 May 17, 2005 05:44:14am
    Re: Capital Films and Universal MrMovie 0 May 23, 2005 03:31:45am
Universal Newsreel New York Office? madlove2510 2 April 25, 2005 12:19:22am
  Re: Universal Newsreel New York Office? MrMovie 0 April 25, 2005 03:24:30am
  Re: Universal Newsreel New York Office? Rick Prelinger 0 May 17, 2005 05:43:12am
great! akb 1 April 01, 2005 05:19:08am
  Re: great! Rick Prelinger 1 April 02, 2005 05:38:12am
    Re: great! akb 0 April 09, 2005 12:16:42am

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