
The genesis and spread of the Townsend plan for giving the aged over 60 a $200 monthly pension for life; trapping the large dope-smuggling ring which last spring flooded the south with heroin; Japan's civilizing activities in Manchuria..
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If you're looking for a breezy Friday night watch, stay away. But if you have a weird obsession with how history gets repackaged, this 1935 newsreel—The March of Time, Vol. 1, No. 9—is surprisingly heavy stuff. It's probably for the nerds who spend too much time on Wikipedia at 2 AM. Everyone else? You’ll likely be bor...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"If you're looking for a breezy Friday night watch, stay away. But if you have a weird obsession with how history gets repackaged, this 1935 newsreel—The March of Time, Vol. 1, No. 9—is surprisingly heavy stuff. It's probably for the nerds who spend too much time on Wikipedia at 2 AM. Everyone else? You’ll likely be bored to tears by the narrator’s booming, breathless delivery. The whole thing starts with the Townsend plan. It’s wild to watch these old clips of people basically fighting for a $2..."

