Hollywood in the News: Fox Movietone Newsreels

Before televisions became a fixture in homes, newsreels allowed movie audiences to “see” news stories—world events, sports, entertainment—on a weekly basis. The Fox Movietone News Collection at the University of South Carolina Libraries contains seven million feet of nitrate motion picture film and four million feet of safety motion picture film documenting the national and global politics and culture from 1919 through 1934 and from September 1942 through August 1944. For this program, we spotlight newsreels that document three decades of classic films, glamorous stars, and unforgettable events from Hollywood's Golden Age. (Program approx. 75 mins., DCP)  

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Daniela Currò is the director of the Moving Image Research Collections at the University of South Carolina.