Allies Drive Across Rhine to Victory (film #51 on Universal Newsreels). [Category: Military & Propaganda]

WWII newsreel clip documenting the Allied takeover of Cologne, Germany. This has some very gritty and exciting footage of street fighting. Also included are stories about the American delegation to the UN, and a clothing drive headed by Henry Kaiser. Kaiser is no speaker, I can tell you, and that makes that segment fairly campy. This is one of the more interesting and well-preserved WWII-era newsreels.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *** (mostly for the clothing drive segment). Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****.

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