First Year Anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1962)
Universal newsreel from 1962 looking at the 1st year anniversary of the Berlin Wall. Housed at: Internet Archive | From: Universal City Studios Underlying Work: PD …more
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Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934)
One of the most notable newsreel films in existence – footage showing the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia on 9th October, 1934. While the exact mome…more
The Hindenburg Explodes (1937)
Dramatic Universal newsreel footage of the Hindenburg disaster which took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught…more
WW2 U.S. Soldier Drag Show (1942)
Universal Newsreel showing WW2 soldiers of Fort Slocum in a “Girlie Show” – an all singing, dancing, and cross-dressing version of “Swing Fever”. Accordin…more
Fashion Parade amongst the Ruins of Rome (1964)
In the same year as 1964’s epic blockbuster The Fall of The Roman Empire starring Sophia Loren, Alec Guniess, and James Mason comes this strange little newsreel s…more
Lambeth Walk – Nazi Style (1942)
In 1942, Charles A. Ridley of the British Ministry of Information made a short propaganda film, “Lambeth Walk – Nazi Style”, which edited footage of Hitler an…more
Early Footage From Space (1963)
Universal Newsreel showing footage of the launch of a Titan II rocket in 1963 along with images from the unmanned capsule of the first stage being dropped. Beneath …more
Farmer plays a song with ‘hand-farts’ (1933)
Universal Newsreel from 1933 showing Cecil H. Dill, a farmer from Traverse City, Michigan, demonstrating his ability to render popular melodies by pressing his hand…more