The Innocent Years (1901-1914) : Part 2 of 2

Year Published: 1957

Creator: McGraw-Hill Films

Complete Record: Surveys the principal features of life in the United States just after the turn of the century and in the years just prior to World War I. A study of the social, military, and political life of the United States from 1900 to 1914. Includes a view of the presidential campaigns of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Documentary study of America from 1901-1914. Narrated by Alexander Scourby Early women’s fashion of the 1900’s (corsets, big hats) is shown. This leads to a discussion of the suffragette’s movement. Early film history follows. Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, San Francisco earthquake of 1906, and other issues of the period are mentioned. [credits] Henry Saloman; director, Donald Hyatt; writers, Henry Salomon, Richard Hanser; narrator, Alexander Scourby; music, Robert Russell Bennett; film editor, Silvio D'Alisera.


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