Billy Graham Newsreels From The 1950s

Billy Graham Newsreels From The 1950s October 13, 2009

Pathe has masses of old video newsreels which were played before cinema films as a way of keeping up with the news back in the 1950s. Still fondly remembered and appreciated from that time are of course the missions of Billy Graham. Adrian Holloway at Newfrontiers Prayer and Fasting told us of some fantastic films which detail those events. You can imagine yourself there. It is wonderful to see the crowds and somehow the very English voice-over speaking about what happened makes it seem more impressive.

There is footage of Graham’s 1954 arrival at Waterloo and his being mobbed there by thousands. The clip closes with him claiming the crowds are gathered by God and not him. His opening mission at the Haringey Arena which held 11,000, during which he speaks of how it had been a long time since evangelism had filled the front pages of the Newspapers. The mission closed at Wembley Stadium, and in the following year a clip of the Wembley Stadium crusade is perhaps the most impressive.

The 1966 crusade in Earl’s Court is also covered and a wealth of other newsreel videos about Billy Graham are also available.

If this all whets your appetite for more vintage Graham, there is also an amazing media site run by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association which includes full sermons.


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