1943 EXCEL NEWSREEL ITALIAN CAMPAIGN & MUSSOLINI OVERTHROWN MACARTHUR’S VICTORY AT LAE 56764

This is a silent film created by Excel as part of its “News of the World” series, which was created for the home market and sold through magazines. “News of the World“ reported various news events from World War II. There were various editions, this one is from 1943. The film opens with a title card: Italian newsreel pictures show demonstrations against fascism at the beginning of the Badoglio government and the downfall of Mussolini. The film opens with unruly crowds in a Piazza in Rome, Italy. Italian citizens line the streets and climb aboard vehicles that pass through the square: 36. Signs for Badoglio and Italy are seen: 41. Men are seen defacing buildings: 58. Card: the British Eighth Army sets out, from Sicily, to invade Italy. Terms of unconditional surrender have already been signed secretly. 1:11. Allied naval ships can be seen in an Italian harbor 1:30. Soldiers carrying guns smile at the camera and board ships 1:53. At sunset, a boat travels through the harbor 2:03. Card: Almost unopposed, the Eig