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- Her story is well-known - the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars. And yet, in spite of the breakdowns, the failed marriages, the sordid rumors surrounding her life -- and her death
- A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.
- Short film which documents Marian Anderson's singing performance at the Lincoln Memorial.
- A propaganda film describing the evils of the Berlin Wall.
- Significant events from 1934, in the United States and abroad, are covered in newsreel format.
- Hearst Metrotone News brings to you the Growing pains for the Common Market. In this newsreels, we see the historical background of the Common Market and the efforts of its members to increase trade, economic growth and political cooperation.
- Hearst Metrotone News brings you A Land Divided, India and Pakistan at war. This reel looks into the smoldering hate that led to the India-Pakistan War and the creation of Bangladesh Republic. It also goes further into detail the past prime ministers of India, the Kashmir dispute, and the movement to establish Pakistan as a Moslem Nation.
- Highlighting the First Lady's visit to India and Pakistan in the spring of 1962: the pageantry of Mrs. Kennedy's state receptions, and the beauty of such landmarks as the Taj Mahal and the Khyber Pass.
- G.W. Wickersham, head of Commission, sums up it's findings for Metrotone.
- 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 her parents, who have since lost their farm and who, following the deaths of her two brothers, rely on her as their lone source of financial support.
- A promotional clip to New York World's Fair circa 1964-1965.
- One of this century's most respected and admired figures, she was a humanitarian who transformed the place of women in society, and in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt created the tradition of the activist First Lady. A pioneer among Presidents' wives, she formed a staff, held press conferences, and defined an agenda beyond that of homemaker. She fought for Civil Rights, for women and the oppressed. Yet this towering public figure was also an orphan whose family was destroyed by alcoholism, the unhappy wife of a philandering husband, and a passionate friend. Experts and scholars finally succeed in connecting her public and private lives in this unique and intimate portrait. Revisit the complete, inspiring life story of Eleanor Roosevelt, champion of freedom and human dignity.
- Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed.
- Hollywood and its stars support the War effort with propaganda and patriotic films and war bond tours.