Synopsis
This black and white film is one of the episodes of "Yesterday's Newsreels", an early 1950s TV show made from the General Newsreel collection. It features eight segments of historic highlights. Striker’s Squat 1937 (:29). Strikers hang out of the windows of a GM auto factory in Flint, Michigan, where family members are allowed to visit. (:34-:50). The strikers refuse to leave against court orders (:59). Tensions rise and picketers join the cause ( 1:00 - 2:00 ). Hotel staff on strike dance and eat a turkey dinner ( 2:01 - 2:23 ). Hotel guest and famous explorer Osa Johnson is carried to a car by officers ( 2:24 - 2:31 ). Singer Ethel Shutta is turned away at the door ( 2:32 - 2:42 ). Sit-down strikes spread to packing plants but police force workers out and haul them away in Black Marias (police vans) ( 2:45 - 3:15 ). Detroit streets are full of picketers and Homer Martin, the strike leader, is shown ( 3:16 - 3:40 ). Walter Chrysler meets with Governor Murphy and the strike is over ( 3:42 - 4:16 ). Ex-Champs Turn Farmers 1924 ( 4:20 ). James J Jeffries feeds animals on his ranch in California ( 4:25 - 4:38 ). He lights a cigarette off of fellow heavyweight champion Jim Corbett and Jeffries shows off his farming skills ( 4:39 - 5:09 ). Horse-Drawn Bus Takes Last Ride 1916 ( 5:12 ). Piccadilly Street in London is full of different types and sizes of horse-drawn vehicles. The horse-drawn bus rides end in 1916 ( 5:17 - 5:42 ). Personalities ( 5:46 ). Oliver Wendell Holmes was…
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- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage