Time Incs newsreel and documentary series, The March of Time, chronicled the events of our lives. The series showcased from 1935 to 1967, and the collection contains historic footage dating back to 1913. Documentaries of the time featured now-timely topics on Iran, Palestine, Pakistan and Burma, along with lighter stories on teenage girls, the fashion world and the laugh industry.
Crusade in the Pacific - The 26-part Crusade in the Pacific series, available in HD, is also currently being cataloged for licensing. This series explores the conflicts in Asia before, during and after World War II. The series begins with the 1931 Japanese march on Manchuria and ends with the Communist aggression in Korea in 1951. Episodes such as The War at Sea capture unique imagery, including a submarine periscopes perspective of a torpedoed Japanese ship.
Corporate and Industrial Films - HBO Archives also licenses The March of Time corporate sponsored, commercial and industrial films, dating back to the 1930s, government and Navy training films, as well as footage covering the Democratic and Republican conventions of the 1940s and 1950s. Select, full-length, March of Time episodes are available for screening on-line. Our website features high-speed video searches, text searches, as well as low-res video downloads also provides free research for your projects. More than 70 million feet of 35MM films are currently being restored to their original luster, and many titles are available in HD.
