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Hollywood in the News: Fox Movietone Newsreels

Introduced by Daniela Currò, University of South Carolina

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Black and white image of the original Hollywoodland sign on a hillside, partially obscured by a hill and bushes, with a vehicle nearby.
Feb 21, 2025 4:30 PM
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We pull back the curtain on the Golden Age of Hollywood with this program of rare vintage 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. (67 mins., DCP) 

See the complete 2025 Cinema Revival lineup.

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

IMAGE CAPTION
Courtesy of the Moving Image Research Collections at the University of South Carolina.

Program lineup

Newsreel Outtakes 
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks wed (1920, Fox News Story 8974) 
Hollywood sign (1923, Fox News story 0557) 
The “Iron Horse” in Hollywood (1925, Fox News story A7677-A7678) 
George O’Brien and F. W. Murnau (1927, Fox News story C1282) 
Janet Gaynor (1928, Fox News story C4334) 
Janet Gaynor visits New York City (1928, Fox News story C4527) 
Dedication of Park Row (1928, Fox Movietone News story 0-282) 
Abe Lyman Orchestra (1930, Fox Movietone News story 5-246) 
Entertainers pose for photographs aboard SS/RMS Mauretania (1930, Fox Movietone News story 6-2)
Douglas Fairbanks, Senior arrives from abroad (with Douglas Fairbanks and Harold Lloyd) (1934, Fox Movietone News story 22-933) 

Newsreel Excerpts 
Movie Stars in the News: Hedi Lamarr and Tyrone Power (1942, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 1) 
Betty Grable at Army Camp (1942, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 5) 
Wacky Sports (1942, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 14) 
On Location with Loretta Young (1942, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 23)
Hollywood Starts Entertain Boys at the Canteen (1942, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 33) 
Nation Honors President on 61st Birthday (1943, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 44) 
Hollywood spotlight: Betty Grable (1943, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 74) 
The Movies Go to War (1943, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 25 No. 97) 
Capt. Jimmie Stewart Leads Air Squadron (1944, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 26 No. 35) 
What If They Quit (with James Cagney) (1944, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 26 No. 36)
Troops of Santa Ana Base Entertained by Hope and Crosby (1944, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 26 No. 52)
The Motion Picture Academy awards its ‘Oscars’ for 1943 (1944, Fox Movietone News, Vol. 26 No. 54)

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Program Support

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Mellon Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
Nationwide Foundation
Lois S. and H. Roy Chope Fund of The Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Axium Packaging

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
David Crane and Elizabeth Dang

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Hollywood in the News: Fox Movietone Newsreels

Feb 21, 2025 4:30 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535. 

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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