Newsreels, Some Events of 1932

Spin the dial back to a bustling 1932 with Newsreels, Some Events of 1932, a vibrant sound newsreel anthology weaving the year’s pulse through crisp snippets. This mid-century reel glints at the U.S. Mint—hammered platinum gleams, a medal forged for President Hoover’s hand shines bright (00:00). The scene shifts—Franklin D. Roosevelt grips a podium, his voice slicing through static with a campaign barb at the Republicans, rallying votes in a nation’s crossroads (01:23). Then, Lake Placid’s III Olympic Winter Games burst forth—stilts glide on ice, stunt skaters twirl, ski jumpers soar against snowy peaks, a frosty spectacle cheers (03:15). Grainy frames hum—metal clinks, crowds roar—a mid-20th-century echo of grit and gleam. Archival Moments revives this 1932 reel—subscribe to reel through more from the soundstages of history!