Hearst Metrotone News Movies
- 1939
Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert
Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert5.51939HD
Short film which documents Marian Anderson's singing performance at the Lincoln Memorial.
- 1962
The Wall
The Wall71962HD
Like the best USIA films, The Wall distills political events into an emotionally clear and compelling ideological "story". In 1962 Walter de Hoog...
- 1930
More Bad News for the Thirsty
More Bad News for the Thirsty01930HD
Made during Prohibition and consists of a group of Federal agents destroying a cache of liquor.
- 1931
Some Opinions on Hoover Board's Dry Law Report
Some Opinions on Hoover Board's Dry Law Report01931HD
People give their opinion to the report on the unpopular Dry Law.
- 1934
The News Parade of 1934!
The News Parade of 1934!5.51934HD
Significant events from 1934, in the United States and abroad, are covered in newsreel format.
- 1930
Listen To Some Words of Wisdom
Listen To Some Words of Wisdom01930HD
Short newsreel on why personal thrift feeds the Depression.
- 1931
Offers Herself as Bride for $10,000
Offers Herself as Bride for $10,00051931HD
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...
- 1933
First Repeal Gin Shipped
First Repeal Gin Shipped01933HD
A Hearst Metrotone prohibition newsreel.
- 1934
A Call for Help from Sing Sing!
A Call for Help from Sing Sing!01934HD
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...
- 1936
The "Promised Land" Barred to "Hoboes"
The "Promised Land" Barred to "Hoboes"01936HD
Newsreel story about the California “Bum Blockade”, a scheme which fell apart after 2 months.
- 1921
Redskins Pay Tribute to Big Chief Harding
Redskins Pay Tribute to Big Chief Harding01921HD
President Harding and his wife paying tribute to a group of Indians (Fragment of a longer piece)
- 1931
Hoover Board's Dry Law Stirs Nation
Hoover Board's Dry Law Stirs Nation01931HD
G.W. Wickersham, head of Commission, sums up it's findings for Metrotone.
- 1933
Repeal Brings Wet Flood!
Repeal Brings Wet Flood!01933HD
Newsreel on the end of Prohibition.
- 1932
Dry Agents Still on the Job
Dry Agents Still on the Job01932HD
A Hearst Metrotone News reel.