The March of Time: Trouble Abroad - War, Peace and America

• 1939
• 1 hr 31 mins

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The world teetered on the verge of war in 1939. Newsreels originally produced by Louis de Rochemont and narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis comprise the last part of the six-volume March of Time: Trouble Abroad videotape series. Subtitled War, Peace and America, this video chronicles the news of pre-World War II 1939. Archival newsreel segments include "The Mediterranean -- Background for War," about the political situations in North Africa; "Japan -- Master of the Orient"; "Dixie -- U.S.A.," a report on the depressed economic conditions in the southern United States; "War, Peace and Propaganda," a look at England's presence at the 1939 World's Fair; and "Metropolis -- 1939," about the social conditions which police must deal with in 1939 New York City. Gleaned from newsreels produced by Time Magazine during the years 1935-1951, the monumental March of Time videotape collection features the Academy Award-winning "pictorial journalism" that informed, educated, and entertained millions of Americans for a decade and a half.