America's Newsreel Album Part 1

Description

This newsreel film, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first is an overview of some of the more violent storms that have struck the nation since 1926. The next feature story explores women's fashions, with footage of fashion shows from 1910 up through the 20s. The last segment profiles the "Prohibition Years" with a focus on the gunplay and violence that occurred at the time, and footage of gangsters, speakeasies, and raids. The newsreel segments are interspersed with two Marine Corps recruitment spots.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Commercial Motion Picture Films