The News Magazine of the Screen (1957)
1957 · Ephemeral film · 21 min
Synopsis
Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Includes: United Nations Condemns Russia; Carrier Landings by Mirror; Arctic Ice Cap Adventure; Hummingbird Sanctuary; Low-Level Crop Dusters; Centuries of Telling Time; Old and New in Guided Missiles, showing a jet engine exploding when metal is dropped into it; and New York State's Erie Canal.
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- 21 minutes
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★★★★ · Features one of the more incredible stunts I've ever seen. · Spuzz · 2003-09-15
A pretty excellent batch this time: The UN condemns Russia for it's takeover of Hungary. Some Hungarian takeover footage is shown, and it is said that Russia has been denounced "for all time" because of this, Aircraft carrier mirror: A very confusing bit involving plances decreasing pilot error when landing on carriers by using mirrors. I'm still confused at how they do it, but some rather cool landing footage is shown. Hummingbirds: An overview of a Hummingbird sanctuary is shown. We see the birds in action, and the man who fills up the nectar bottles for them. Nothing too earth shattering.…
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