Reviewer:
Christine Hennig
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April 18, 2005
Subject:
Violence and War Around the World, Plus a Cuddly Pooch!
50s newsreel featuring lots of cold war-related and conflict-around-the-world stories, including the testing of Nike Missiles, protests in South Korea, passive resistance protests in India, and the training of military helicopter pilots in France. In case this is too much war for you, they also included a heartwarming piece about a dog who saved a boys life. By the time 50s audiences got through this, they needed movies like The Blob for escapism.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.
Reviewer:
nightwatchdog
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April 3, 2005
Subject:
Interesting
What was the world like 50 years ago ? Textbooks give us names and dates and little else, while these little movie newsreels give us an actual "window" to that long gone world.
This and all the other newsreels in this collection are highly recomended to anyone interested in history.