For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential source of information – and misinformation – for generations of American moviegoers. Television news and public affairs programs became a great improvement over the scanty information offered by the newsreels. This documentary offers insight into a medium which has disappeared.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lowell ThomasSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
 Ed HerlihySelf | Self |
 Harry von ZellSelf | Self |
| JJack ShaindlinSelf | Self |
| NNorman AlleySelf | Self |
| MMax MarkmanSelf | Self |
| JJoe GibsonSelf | Self |